Kristin Lavransdatter : The Wreath

Resumen del libro

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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 Nikulauss?n, 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.

Biografía del autor

Sigrid Undset, novelista noruega, nació en Oslo en 1882. Hija de un afamado catedrático de arqueología, de quien tomó el amor por la historia, sus obras destacaron pronto por la exactitud en la reconstrucción de la Noruega medieval. Sus primeras novelas, La señora Marta Oulie y La edad dichosa (1907), manifestaron ya su otra gran virtud: el perfecto conocimiento del mundo de la mujer. Ambas fuentes de inspiración confluyeron en su obra maestra, Cristina, hija de Lavrans, publicada en tres volúmenes entre 1920 y 1922. Le fue otorgado el premio Nobel de Literatura en 1928. Poco después de la publicación de Cristina, Sigrid Undset se convirtió al catolicismo atraída sobre todo, como dice Gabetti, por su tono general de humanidad. Fue acogida oficialmente en la Iglesia católica en 1925, en Motecassino, a la que perteneció hasta su muerte, el 10 de junio de 1949.