The book’s writing coincided with the author’s conversion to Catholicism. And today Kristin Lavransdatter still commands an admiring audience of readers, as its inclusion in the Penguin Classics series testifies. In 1928 Undset received the Nobel Prize for literature in recognition of her achievement. The three volumes that together make up the novel made their first appearance a century ago. Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter is such a book, and far from being a bore, it is surely one of the most exciting works of fiction ever – to say nothing of being the finest Catholic novel.
If you think a novel set in 14th century Norway has to be dull, think again.
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