New Releases by Sigrid Undset

From Nobel Prize winning author Sigrid Undset, The Garland is a captivating coming-of-age story set to the vivid backdrop of 14th-century Norway. This classic romance novel is the first installment in the much-loved Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy. Kristin Lavransdatter is the headstrong daughter of a noble Norwegian family who does her best to rebel against them at every opportunity. When she is sent to be straightened out at a nunnery, Kristin’s life alters forever, much to the horror of her father. Despite being betrothed to another, Kristin finds herself falling into the tangled web of an excommunicated member of the Catholic church. Sigrid Undset weaves themes of corruption, religion, sin and forbidden love through a beautiful presentation of life in 14th century Norway. This historical fiction novel depicts a young girl’s struggle with faith and family obligation in a story that is still as relevant to modern-day life as it was when it was first published in 1920. Republished by Read & Co. Books, The Garland is now in a new edition featuring an excerpt from Six Scandinavian Novelists by Alrik Gustafrom. This volume is a highly recommended read for fans of historical fiction and collectors of Sigrid Undset’s work.

Nobel Prize winner Sigrid Undset presents an acclaimed biography of St. Catherine of Siena, a seminal 14th century woman of the Catholic Church. Undset''s biography of this remarkable saint is a compelling and inspirational read.

Nobel Prize winner Sigrid Undset presents an acclaimed biography of St. Catherine of Siena, a seminal 14th century woman of the Catholic Church. Undset''s biography of this remarkable saint is a compelling and inspirational read.

En el perenne invierno de la Escandinavia medieval, la joven Vigdis se enamora perdidamente de Ljot, un marinero islandés descarado, audaz en la batalla y sensible a la poesía. La atracción es mutua, pero Ljot se aprovecha de la ingenuidad de la joven, quien es violentada por el hombre al que habría querido amar. Vigdis se verá desde ese momento, aunque no logre extirpar su amor por Ljot, dominada por un tremendo deseo de venganza. A pesar de que logra reconstruir su vida y restaurar el honor de su familia, conservando su independencia en un mundo gobernado por hombres, el paso de los años no acabará trayendo la ansiada serenidad a su existencia. Se dirigirá, de manera irremediable, al más cruel de los desenlaces. Más de una década antes de la publicación de la trilogía Cristina, hija de Lavrans, Sigrid Undset, Premio Nobel de Literatura, escribió La saga de Vigdis, relato breve y conmovedor traducido en esta edición por primera vez al castellano desde el noruego original.

Sigrid Undsets novellsamling På livets skuggsida från 1912 skildrar orättvisa och fattigdom. Lagerarbetaren Simonsen förlorar sitt arbete, den begåvade sömmerskan har lägre ställning än de fina fruarna som bär hennes vackra kjolar, men de är särskilt noga med att betala för sig. I svensk översättning av Teresia Eurén. SIGRID UNDSET [1882–1949] var en norsk författare och nobelpristagare. Undset debuterade med Fru Marta Oulie [1907], men fick sitt genombrott med den omtalade romanen Jenny [1911]. Mest ihågkommen är hon för sina historiska romaner.

Sigrid Undsets Berättelsen om Viga-Ljot och Vigdis är en historisk roman från 1909. Den unga norskan Vigdis lever i en värld dominerad av män och våld. Hon möter islänningen Ljot och blir förälskad. Men han vill inte vänta på att hon ska bestämma sig för att bo tillsammans med honom, och tar makten i egna händer. I svensk översättning av Teresia Eurén. SIGRID UNDSET [1882–1949] var en norsk författare och nobelpristagare. Undset debuterade med Fru Marta Oulie [1907], men fick sitt genombrott med den omtalade romanen Jenny [1911]. Mest ihågkommen är hon för sina historiska romaner.

Olav Audunsson och hans barn är den andra och sista boken om Olav som fortsätter kampen för att försöka förstå livet och de starka krafterna som driver människan. Handlingen tar plats på och kring Oslofjorden när 1200-talet övergår till 1300-tal. Denna historiska roman av Sigrid Undset kom ut första gången 1927. I svensk översättning av Teresia Eurén. SIGRID UNDSET [1882–1949] var en norsk författare och nobelpristagare. Undset debuterade med Fru Marta Oulie [1907], men fick sitt genombrott med den omtalade romanen Jenny [1911]. Mest ihågkommen är hon för sina historiska romaner.

Fru Märta Oulie är Sigrid Undsets debutroman, först publicerad 1907. När Märta träffar Otto utbildar hon sig till lärare. De gifter sig och får fyra barn, men Märtas tankar om sin otrohet börjar alltmer att kväva henne. I svensk översättning av Teresia Eurén. SIGRID UNDSET [1882–1949] var en norsk författare och nobelpristagare. Undset debuterade med Fru Marta Oulie [1907], men fick sitt genombrott med den omtalade romanen Jenny [1911]. Mest ihågkommen är hon för sina historiska romaner.

Memoarboken Elva år (1934) är Sigrid Undsets barndomsminnen från uppväxten i Kristiania. Staden ses genom författarens barnaögon och de vuxnas problem förstås och förmedlas genom barnet. Men här ryms även lek och bekymmerslös livsglädje. Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) debuterade 1907 med dagboksromanen Fru Marta Oulie, men är mest känd för sina historiska romaner, allra främst Kristin Lavransdotter. Hon tilldelades Nobelpriset i litteratur 1928.

"Då hon kastat sig i Kristians armar var det ju för att hon oklart hoppats, att hans starkaste smekningar, hans hårdaste famnande skulle kväva hennes egen, vilda, vanmäktiga trängtan. Men å, den levde ändå." Denna novellsamling skildrar inlevelsefullt en rad olika kvinnors längtan efter ett bättre liv. Ett liv som skiljer sig från deras gråa verklighet, präglad av sociala orättvisor och begränsade möjligheter. Den lyckliga åldern gavs ut 1908 och utspelar sig i Oslo. Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) var en norsk författare som är mest känd för sin trilogi Kristin Lavransdotter. Hon tilldelades Nobelprisetet i litteratur 1928. Utöver medeltidsberättelser skrev hon även samtidsprosa och är en av den norska nyrealismens största författare.

"Det året Kristin fyllde femton år på våren stämde Lavrans Björgulfsson och riddar Andres Gudmundsson av Dyfrin möte på Holledis ting. De avtalade då att Andres andre son, Simon, skulle fästa Kristin Lavransdotter och få Formo, som var herr Andres arvegård på mödernet." Kristin Lavransdotter är Sigrid Undsets stora historiska romantrilogi som utspelas i Gudbrandsdalen på 1300-talet. I den första delen, Kransen (1920), följer vi den unga Kristin som blir lovad till faderns vän Simon Darre. Men under sin tid som ungsyster i klosterskolan råkar hon en dag illa ut och räddas i sista stund av den stilige riddaren Erlend. Kristin blir förälskad, trots att den högättade unge mannens rykte är tvivelaktigt och att deras förhållande riskerar att få våldsamma konsekvenser för deras respektive familjer. Med Kristin Lavransdotter fick Sigrid Undset sitt stora internationella genombrott och erhöll kort därefter Nobelpriset med motiveringen "förnämligast för hennes mäktiga skildringar ur Nordens medeltida liv". Nu presenteras hela trilogin i en efterlängtad nyöversättning av Gun-Britt Sundström, som även skrivit förordet. "Kristin Lavransdotter är ju känd som en av världens största kärleksromaner, men den är större än så. Visst är den erotiska passionen ett bärande tema, men märkvärdigare ändå är skildringen av kärlek till barnen (konkret, sensuellt beskriven så underligt sällsynt i litteraturen) och hur den samspelar och konkurrerar med kärleken mellan föräldrarna. Det mästerliga är den stora väven av olika slags relationer." Ur Gun-Britt Sundströms förord.

"Det var hennes fasta föresats att från henne skulle aldrig hennes husbonde få höra ett ord som han kunde uppfatta som att hon klandrade hans handlingar eller klagade över det öde han hade dragit över sig själv och sina söner. Men då var det inte lätt att få deras far att förstå detta: hans söner måste vänja sig vid att arbeta själva här på gården." Kristin Lavransdotter är Sigrid Undsets stora historiska romantrilogi som utspelas i Gudbrandsdalen på 1300-talet. I den tredje och avslutande delen, Korset (1922), följer vi Kristin när hon slutligen konfronterar Erlend med hans osanningar, vilket får till följd att han rider från gården. När Kristin inser att han inte tänkt återvända beslutar hon sig för att söka upp mannen som hon delat hela sitt vuxna liv med och försöka nå tillbaka till kärleken. Men i landet seglar snart stora orosmoln upp nyheten sprids om en sjukdom så hemsk att den hotar hela hennes familj. Med Kristin Lavransdotter fick Sigrid Undset sitt stora internationella genombrott och erhöll kort därefter Nobelpriset med motiveringen "förnämligast för hennes mäktiga skildringar ur Nordens medeltida liv". Nu presenteras hela trilogin i en efterlängtad nyöversättning av Gun-Britt Sundström, som även skrivit förordet i första delen. "Kristin Lavransdotter är ju känd som en av världens största kärleksromaner, men den är större än så. Visst är den erotiska passionen ett bärande tema, men märkvärdigare ändå är skildringen av kärlek till barnen (konkret, sensuellt beskriven så underligt sällsynt i litteraturen) och hur den samspelar och konkurrerar med kärleken mellan föräldrarna. Det mästerliga är den stora väven av olika slags relationer." ur Gun-Britt Sundströms förord.

From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers—featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson''s recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin''s own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische''s hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series launches with six perennial favorites to give as elegant gifts, or to showcase on your own shelves. U is for Undset. Set in fourteenth-century Norway, The Wreath, the first volume of Undset’s medieval trilogy begins the life story of Kristin Lavransdatter. Starting with Kristin’s childhood and continuing through her romance with Erlend Nikulaussøn, a dangerously charming and impetuous man, Undset re-creates the historical backdrop in vivid detail, immersing readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political undercurrents of the period. But the story she tells is a modern one, brought to life with clarity and lyrical beauty in this remarkable translation by Tiina Nunnally. Defying her parents and stubbornly pursuing her own happiness, Kristin emerges as a woman who loves with power and passion.

""I have been unfaithful to my husband." Marta Oulie''s opening line scandalized Norwegian readers in 1907. And yet, Sigrid Undset had a gift for depicting modern women "sympathetically but with merciless truthfulness," as the Swedish Academy noted in awarding her the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. At the time she was one of the youngest recipients and only the third woman so honored. It was Undset''s honest story of a young woman''s love life--"the immoral kind," as she herself bluntly put it--that made her first novel an instant sensation in Norway. Marta Oulie, written in the form of a diary, intimately documents the inner life of a young woman disappointed and constrained by the conventions of marriage as she longs for an all-consuming passion. Set in Kristiania (now Oslo) at the beginning of the twentieth century, Undset''s book is an incomparable psychological portrait of a woman whose destiny is defined by the changing mores of her day--as she descends, inevitably, into an ever-darker reckoning. Remarkably, though Undset''s other works have attracted generations of readers, Marta Oulie has never before appeared in English translation. Tiina Nunnally, whose award-winning translation of Undset''s Kristin Lavransdatter captured the author''s beautifully clear style, conveys the voice of Marta Oulie with all the stark poignancy of the original Norwegian."--

Inspired by tales of the hero Vilmund Vidutan and his fellow knights, Sigurd Jonsson and his young friends Ivar and Helge set out to reenact these exploits on their medieval Norwegian farm. They carve swords and lances and spend hours making shields. With a little imagination, a pasture becomes a battlefield, an old boar their greatest foe, and they pass many hours jousting and dueling. But when the summer is nearly over, the three boys stumble into real trouble and must prove their courage in an adventure all their own. Written during Sigrid Undset’s time in New York, Sigurd and His Brave Companions will make medieval Norway come alive for young and old readers alike.

This collection, True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales, edited by Sigrid Undset and illustrated by Frederick T. Chapman, contains twenty-eight classic Norse narratives. They include the folkloric stories of ‘East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon’, ‘The Seven Foals’, ‘Why the Sea is Salt’, ‘The Squire’s Bride’, and ‘The Master Thief’. The tales are accompanied by the masterful artwork of Frederick T. Chapman; a book and Magazine illustrator, who contributed to numerous publications including Woman’s Home Companion, Collier’s, and American Magazines. He is best known for his pioneering work in children’s books such as ‘Joan, Maid of France, ‘White Falcon’, and ‘Luther Burbank, Nature’s Helper.’ Presented alongside the text, Chapman’s enchanting creations serve to further refine and enhance the classic Nordic storytelling – making this a book to be enjoyed and appreciated, by both young and old alike. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children’s stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.

Set in 13th-century Norway, The Axe is the first volume in Undset''s epic tetralogy, The Master of Hestviken. In it, we meet Olav Audunsson and Ingunn Steinfinnsdatter, who were betrothed as children and raised as brother and sister. In the heedlessness of youth, they become lovers, unaware that their ardor will forge the first link in a chain of murder, exile, and disgrace. Undset''s novel is also a meticulous re-creation of a world split between pagan codes of retribution and the rigors of Christian piety--a world where law is a fragile new invention and manslaughter is so common that it''s punishable by a fine."Undset reproduces medieval Norway in all the rich pageantry of color and form...she can transport us eight centuries and several thousand miles more effectively than most writers can take us into the house next door."--The Nation

A selection of Norwegian folktales chosen by Sigrid Undset, True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales is based on the classic folklore collected by Pieter Christian Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe. These wonderful stories tell of worlds similar to our own, worlds with love and hate, sorrow and joy, humor and pathos. Beginning with brothers named True and Untrue, the book takes readers through tales of princes and princesses, giants and trolls, husbands and wives, and a castle that is "East o'' the Sun and West o'' the Moon." Strikingly illustrated by Frederick T. Chapman while under fire in Italy during the Second World War and with a remarkable foreword by Undset, True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales has a story for everyone.

Sigrid Undset is among the great modern writers of the twentieth century and was an adult convert to Catholicism. This forgotten treasure from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Kristin Lavransdatter is a fascinating collection of saints’ lives, a prophetic critique of modernity, and a surprisingly contemporary take on being Catholic—in particular a Catholic woman—in a sometimes-hostile secular world. Stages on the Road is a series of essays about the relationship between the Church and the modern world. In the spirit of G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis, Undset points to inconsistencies, hypocrisies, and blind spots of the modern secular mindset by introducing readers to the stories of somewhat-forgotten Catholic figures like St. Angela Merici and the English martyrs Margaret Clitherow and Robert Southwell—people who stood fast to their faith in the face of both intellectual and political hostility. Undset tackles such topics as religious freedom, Christian/Muslim relations, and the vocation of women.

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.

Obra cumbre de la escritora noruega Sigrid Undset (1882-1949), Cristina, hija de Lavrans está considerada la mejor novela histórica del siglo XX. Narra la vida de Cristina, una joven inmersa en un mundo de pasiones y desesperanzas. Ambientada en la Noruega del siglo XIV, la obra recoge a través de un variado elenco de personajes un paisaje donde la fe aún convive con los restos de las costumbres paganas. Sigrid Undset recibió el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1928.

Essays. Undertit.: 1910-1919. Dette er det første av fire bind med essays og artikler av Sigrid Undset. Vi kan her følge utviklingen i livet hennes og hvordan hun tenkte fra hun var 28 til hun var 37 år. Hun skriver blant annet om utlandet, om ekteskap, kjærlighet, forholdet mellom foreldre og barn og om forfattere hun selv satte pris på. 442 s. Ib. 2004.

Olav no había dormido y estaba escuchando el juicio que su hijo se había formado sobre su vida. Al mismo tiempo se presentaba a su espíritu una visión en medio del delirio de la fiebre. Este delirio, sin embargo, no era lo suficientemente violento para que no se diera cuenta de las cosas. En él Olav veía un campo lleno dew cardos, de umbellas y de madroños. Las malas hierbas elevaban atrevidamente hacia el sol sus flores amarillas y rojas, y el buen grano crecía tan mal que apenas se daba uno cuenta de que había sido sembrado. Pero, en el campo, alguien avanzaba... Unas veces Olav creía ver a su ángel de la guarda, y otras reconocía a Eirik... Era un amigo que no preguntaba si el moribundo le había cuasado perjuicio, sino que sólo pensaba en levantar las pobres espigas que veía entre los cardos no hubiera debido ser así. La vida de Olav hubiera debido ser como un campo de cebada muy blanca, muy clara, esperando al segador. Pero allí, en el campo, había alguien que había encontrado un puñado de espigas y las pondría en la balanza.

The collection includes the great novel Jenny, two short stories and selected letters.

“[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante.” —Slate A Penguin Classic Kristin Lavransdatter 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. Her grasp of the connections between past and present and of human nature itself, combined with the extraordinary quality of her writing, sets her works far above the genre of "historical novels." This new translation by Tina Nunnally—the first English version since Charles Archer''s translation in the 1920s—captures Undset''s strengths as a stylist. Nunnally, an award-winning translator, retains the natural dialog and lyrical flow of the original Norwegian, with its echoes of Old Norse legends, while deftly avoiding the stilted language and false archaisms of Archer''s translation. In addition, she restores key passages left out of that edition. Undset''s ability to present a meticulously accurate historical portrait without sacrificing the poetry and narrative drive of masterful storytelling was particularly significant in her homeland. Granted independence in 1905 after five hundred years of foreign domination, Norway was eager to reclaim its national history and culture. Kristin Lavransdatter became a touchstone for Undset''s contemporaries, and continues to be widely read by Norwegians today. In the more than 75 years since it was first published, it has also become a favorite throughout the world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

“[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante.” —Slate A Penguin Classic Kristin Lavransdatter 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. Her grasp of the connections between past and present and of human nature itself, combined with the extraordinary quality of her writing, sets her works far above the genre of "historical novels." This new translation by Tina Nunnally—the first English version since Charles Archer''s translation in the 1920s—captures Undset''s strengths as a stylist. Nunnally, an award-winning translator, retains the natural dialog and lyrical flow of the original Norwegian, with its echoes of Old Norse legends, while deftly avoiding the stilted language and false archaisms of Archer''s translation. In addition, she restores key passages left out of that edition. Undset''s ability to present a meticulously accurate historical portrait without sacrificing the poetry and narrative drive of masterful storytelling was particularly significant in her homeland. Granted independence in 1905 after five hundred years of foreign domination, Norway was eager to reclaim its national history and culture. Kristin Lavransdatter became a touchstone for Undset''s contemporaries, and continues to be widely read by Norwegians today. In the more than 75 years since it was first published, it has also become a favorite throughout the world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The first historical novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Kristin Lavransdatter A Penguin Classic More than a decade before writing Kristin Lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenth-century Norway that won her the Nobel Prize, Sigrid Undset published Gunnar’s Daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her country’s history, the Saga Age. Set in Norway and Iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century, Gunnar''s Daughter is the story of the beautiful, spoiled Vigdis Gunnarsdatter, who is raped by the man she had wanted to love. A woman of courage and intelligence, Vigdis is toughened by adversity. Alone she raises the child conceived in violence, repeatedly defending her autonomy in a world governed by men. Alone she rebuilds her life and restores her family''s honor—until an unremitting social code propels her to take the action that again destroys her happiness. First published in 1909, Gunnar''s Daughter was in part a response to the rise of nationalism and Norway''s search for a national identity in its Viking past. But unlike most of the Viking-inspired art of its period, Gunnar''s Daughter is not a historical romance. It is a skillful conversation between two historical moments about questions as troublesome in Undset''s own time—and in ours—as they were in the Saga Age: rape and revenge, civil and domestic violence, troubled marriages, and children made victims of their parents'' problems.

Essayister) ISBN 82-504-2312-7 Sigrid Undset var intens engasjert i sin samtid og skrev en rekke artikler om litterære, historiske, sosiale, moralske og religiøse emner. Liv Bliksrud har redigert dette utvalget. Forhåndsomtale.