Sigrid Undset
May 20, 1882 –June 10, 1949
Novelist, Translator, Writer, Screenwriter, Prose writer, Poet
Lived 67 years
- Born in
- Kalundborg
- Passed away in
- Lillehammer
Sigrid Undset (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈsɪ̂ɡːɾiː ˈʉ̂nːseːt]; 20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Danish-born Norwegian novelist. She was awarded the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Born in Denmark and raised in Norway, Undset had her first books of historical fiction published in 1907. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the German invasion and occupation of Norway, but returned after the end of World War II in Europe in 1945.
Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter, a trilogy about life in Norway in the Middle Ages, portrayed through the experiences of a woman from birth until death. Its three volumes were published between 1920 and 1922.
Notable works: Kristin Lavransdatter, Jenny, The Master of Hestviken Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav, Order of the Falcon Education: Fru Ragna Nielsens skole
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigrid_Undset