Binding: Paperback
Description: ' Sigrid Undset should be the next Elena Ferrante - Slate The Nobel Prize - winning masterpiece by Norway's literary master Kristin Lavransdatter is the epic story of one woman's life in fourteenth - century Norway from childhood to death. Sensitive and rebellious Kristin is sent to a convent as a girl where she meets the charming but irresponsible Erlend. Defying her parents wishes to pursue her own desires she marries and raises seven sons. However her husband's political ambitions threaten catastrophe for the family and the couple become increasingly estranged as the world around them tumbles into uncertainty. With its captivating heroine and emotional potency Kristin Lavransdatter is the masterwork of Norway's most beloved author and in Nunnally's exquisite translation a story that continues to enthral.
Title: Kristin Lavransdatter Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
Author(s): Undset Sigrid
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780143039167
Pages: 1168 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/27/2005
Series: The Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy
Category: Historical Fiction