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Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen - Jan 20, 2012
Kua skal leies gjennom byens gater av Sigrid Undset, alias Anne Mari Skjærvik, en av mange kjente skikkelser i vandrespillet om Anders Sandvig. I år er det 150 år siden Maihaugens grunnlegger ble født. Et ambisiøst vandrespill om Sandvigs eventyrlige ...

Marta Steinsvik – ei kvinne i kamp

Vårt Land - Jan 6, 2012
Ho var også i disputt med Sigrid Undset. Kva gjekk det ut på? – Dei sverma for dei same mennene ... Heilage Olav og Kristus. Steinsvik meinte at ein ikkje kunne sjå på Heilage Olav som katolsk helgen, ettersom han var oppfostra i den keltisk-irske ...

Hvem er folkets ildsjel?

Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen - Jan 20, 2012
Initiativtaker til og arkitekten bak Norsk Litteraturfestival Sigrid Undset-dagene, ledet festivalen i oppstarten sammen med Helene Strand Johansen. Aktiv i kulturlivet og har hatt tillitsverv i Lillehammer symfoniorkester, Lillehammer Spel og ...

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Kristin Lavransdatter I: The Wreath

by: Sigrid Undset
In Kristin Lavransdatter (1920-1922), Sigrid Undset interweaves political, social, and religious history with the daily aspects of family life to create a colorful, richly detailed tapestry of Norway during the fourteenth-century. The trilogy, however, is more than a journey into the past. Undset's own life-her familiarity with Norse sagas and folklore and with a wide range of medieval literature, her experiences as a daughter, wife, and mother, and her deep religious faith-profoundly influenced her writing.
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Catherine of Siena

by: Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this famous fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which won her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928, Undset based this factual work on primary sources, her experiences living in Italy, and her profound understanding of the human heart.

One of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century, Undset was no stranger to hagiography. Her meticulous research of medieval times, which bore such fruit in her masterpieces .
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Ida Elisabeth: A Novel

by: Sigrid Undset
In this compelling drama about fidelity, sorrow and forgiveness, Nobel Prize-winning author Sigrid Undset tells the story of Ida Elisabeth, who marries her teenage sweetheart, Frithjof, in an effort to redeem her reputation. Early in their marriage, she realizes that her charming husband is incapable of supporting the family and she sews dresses to make ends meet. When Frithjof becomes involved with another woman, Ida Elisabeth leaves him and moves with her children to a small town.

Still young, the admirably hardworking Ida attracts the attention of a successful lawyer, who possesses the manly virtues that her husband lacked.
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Kristin Lavransdatter III: The Cross

by: Sigrid Undset
The definitive new translation of the masterwork of Scandinavia's most beloved author is now complete.

Kristin Lavransdatter is a story of love, loyalty, and betrayal, set against a richly detailed historical backdrop of fourteenth-century Norway. The Cross (1922) finds Kristin returning with her husband, Erlend, and their sons to her childhood home, Jorundgaard. As the boys grow older, Kristin is increasingly worried about their prospects, and she and Erlend become estranged.
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