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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. 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. But when as a student in a convent school she meets the charming and impetuous Erlend Nikulauss n, she defies her parents in pursuit of her own desires. As a young girl, Kristin is deeply devoted to her father, a kind and courageous man. Now in one volume, Tiina Nunnally's award-winning definitive translation brings this remarkable work to life with clarity and lyrical beauty. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents of the period. An essential addition to the bookshelves of Kristen Lavransdatter fans, this volume is the perfect end to the classic Norwegian series.' Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante.' - Slate The turbulent historical masterpiece of Norway's literary master A Penguin Classic 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. Books, this new edition of The Cross features an excerpt from Six Scandinavian Novelists by Alrik Gustafrom. The author's colourful depiction of 14th century Norway is continued in this final volume as she provides a fascinatingly accurate insight into medieval Scandinavia. The once charmingly reckless characters are now facing their greatest challenge yet: the inevitability of their diminishing lives.Ĭompleting the trilogy, Sigrid Undset's third Kristin Lavransdatter book was originally published in 1922. Kristin grapples with her failing marriage and wavering faith while attempting to support eight sons.

As the Black Death rapidly approaches Norway, she once again has to decide what is most important to her. Kristin Lavransdatter has lost almost everything she loves. In this heart-wrenching novel by Sigrid Undset, The Cross brings Kristin's story to a close as the final years of her life are consumed by the Black Death, in the final installment in the well-known Norwegian trilogy, Kristin Lavransdatter.

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