Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) was a Norwegian novelist. Recognized for its realistic portrayal of 14th century Norwegian life, the “Kristin Lavransdatter” trilogy is the principal body of work that would win Sigrid Undset the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. There she struggles to gain the respect of her community while dealing with a sequence of family and personal conflicts as the work advances towards its tragic conclusion. In the final installment of the trilogy, “The Cross”, we find Kristin and her family returning to her childhood farm, which is the only property left to them given the loss of her husband’s inheritance. She atones for the sins of her youth and rises to the challenges of raising a large family and running an estate while married to an irresponsible and impulsive man. In the second book, “The Wife”, Kristin finally faces adult responsibilities and concerns as she makes a life with her husband. The first book in the series, “The Wreath”, follows the young Kristin as she clashes with her family, who are religious and prosperous farmers, while she falls in love with, and eventually marries, a man that her parents do not approve of.
Her work is much admired for its historical and ethnological accuracy.First published in English in 1927, “The Cross” is the final book in the “Kristin Lavransdatter” trilogy, which depicts the life of a Norwegian woman from her childhood to her death in the 14th century. This work formed the basis of Undset receiving the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded to her "principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages". Kransen and Husfrue were translated from the original Norwegian as The Bridal Wreath and The Mistress of Husaby, respectively, in the first English translation by Charles Archer and J. Exceptionally rare signed and in the very attractive original dust jacket.Ī trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter is comprised of Kransen (The Wreath), first published in 1920, Husfrue (The Wife), published in 1921, and Korset (The Cross), published in 1922.
Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Lamson served as a Colonel in the United States Army in both WWII and Korea. Lamson Sigrid Undset.” The recipient, Perry B. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Inscribed for Perry B. Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath, The Mistress of Husaby, The Cross.Įarly printing of the work responsible for Undset’s award of the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded to her “principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages.” Octavo, original cloth.
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