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ISBN13: 9780143039167
ISBN10: 0143039164
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In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents of the period. Now in one volume, Tiina Nunnally’s award-winning definitive translation brings this remarkable work to life with clarity and lyrical beauty.

As a young girl, Kristin is deeply devoted to her father, a kind and courageous man. But when as a student in a convent school she meets the charming and impetuous Erlend Nikulaussøn, she defies her parents in pursuit of her own desires. Her saga continues through her marriage to Erlend, their tumultuous life together raising seven sons as Erlend seeks to strengthen his political influence, and finally their estrangement 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—one of the twentieth century’s most prodigious and engaged literary minds—and, in Nunnally’s exquisite translation, a story that continues to enthrall.

  • A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and rough front
  • Includes a new introduction by Scandinavian literature expert Brad Leithauser especially commissioned for this edition

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The Nobel-laureate author tells the life story of a passionate and headstrong woman in the 14th century. She paints a richly detailed backdrop of day-to-day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents.

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Tiina Nunnally has returned a masterpiece of Scandinavian literature to the English bookshelf (PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize citation)
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TKS, January 24, 2011 (view all comments by TKS)
Epic is right. By the end of this novel (or three novels, in the original publication), you're worked for what you gained -- and yes, there is much enjoyment and enlightenment here for the gaining.

There's a lot of tragedy here -- death and separation, poor choices and painful regrets, sad might-have-beens and the omnipresence of past mistakes -- but don't let that scare you off. Undset also gives us wonderful descriptions of natural beauty, and varied views of what might be termed "true love." It's not exactly an uplifting read, but it's wonderfully written, and the truths it shows about the human heart are both profound and absolutely accessible.

Take this one on a long trip, somewhere quiet. Enjoy.
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sweetdoro15, October 20, 2007 (view all comments by sweetdoro15)
Beautiful novel, truly a work of genius storytelling. It is so relevant even today because Undset's understanding of human relationships and emotions are dead on.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143039167
Translator:
Nunnally, Tiina
Introduction:
Leithauser, Brad
Translator:
Nunnally, Tiina
Introduction by:
Leithauser, Brad
Introduction:
Leithauser, Brad
Author:
Leithauser, Brad
Author:
Undset, Sigrid
Author:
Nunnally, Tiina
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
Paperback / softback
Series:
Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio
Publication Date:
20050931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
b/w maps
Pages:
1168
Dimensions:
8.40x5.60x2.01 in. 2.62 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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