Kristin Lavransdatter The Mistress of Husaby

Sigrid Undset is a major figure in early twentieth-century literature. A Norwegian born in Denmark in 1881, she worked with the Norwegian underground during the Second World War, fled to Sweden in 1940, and later came to the United States. She is the author of many works of fiction as well as several books for young readers and a number of nonfiction titles. Her novels encompass a variety of settings and time periods, ranging from medieval romances such as theKristin Lavransdattertrilogygenerally considered to be her masterworkandThe Master of Hestvikentetralogy to modern novels such asThe Winding Road,Ida Elisabeth,andThe Faithful Wife. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. Sigrid Undset died in 1949.Undset, Sigrid is the author of 'Kristin Lavransdatter The Mistress of Husaby' with ISBN 9780394752938 and ISBN 0394752937.