The Cross

Kristin Lavransdatter, Vol. 3

Kristin Lavransdatter, Vol. 3

By Sigrid Undset

By Sigrid Undset

Part of The Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy

Part of The Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy

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    About The Cross

    The acknowledged masterpiece of the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter has never been out of print in this country since its first publication in 1927. Its story of a woman’s life in fourteenth-century Norway has kept its hold on generations of readers, and the heroine, Kristin—beautiful, strong-willed, and passionate—stands with the world’s great literary figures.Volume 111, The Cross, shows Kristin still indomitable, reconstructing her world after the devastation of the Black Death and the loss of almost everything that she has loved.

    About The Cross

    The acknowledged masterpiece of the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter has never been out of print in this country since its first publication in 1927. Its story of a woman’s life in fourteenth-century Norway has kept its hold on generations of readers, and the heroine, Kristin—beautiful, strong-willed, and passionate—stands with the world’s great literary figures.Volume 111, The Cross, shows Kristin still indomitable, reconstructing her world after the devastation of the Black Death and the loss of almost everything that she has loved.

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    “Sigrid Undset’s trilogy embodies more of life, seen understanding and seriously…than any novel since Dostoievsky’s Brothers Karamazov.” —Commonweal“No other novelist has bodied forth the medieval world with such richness and fullness.” —New York Herald Tribune

    About Sigrid Undset

    Sigrid Undset is a major figure in early-twentieth-century literature. A Norwegian born in Denmark in 1881, she worked with the Norwegian underground during the Second World War, fled to Sweden in 1940, and later came to the United States. She… More about Sigrid Undset

    About Sigrid Undset

    Sigrid Undset is a major figure in early-twentieth-century literature. A Norwegian born in Denmark in 1881, she worked with the Norwegian underground during the Second World War, fled to Sweden in 1940, and later came to the United States. She… More about Sigrid Undset

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Vintage
    May 12, 1987 | 416 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780394752914

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    Published by Vintage
    Apr 20, 2011 | 416 Pages | ISBN 9780307789709

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