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'[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante' -Slate

The Nobel Prize-winning masterpiece by Norway's literary master

Kristin Lavransdatter is the epic story of one woman's life in fourteenth-century Norway, from childhood to death. Sensitive and rebellious Kristin is sent to a convent as a girl, where she meets the charming but irresponsible Erlend. Defying her parents' wishes to pursue her own desires, she marries and raises seven sons. However, her husband's political ambitions threaten catastrophe for the family, and the couple become increasingly estranged as the world around them tumbles into uncertainty.

With its captivating heroine and emotional potency, Kristin Lavransdatter is the masterwork of Norway's most beloved author and, in Nunnally's exquisite translation, a story that continues to enthral.

Kristin Lavransdatter: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

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Paperback / softback by Sigrid Undset , Tiina Nunnally

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'[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante' -SlateThe Nobel Prize-winning masterpiece by Norway's literary masterKristin Lavransdatter is the epic... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 28/07/2022
    ISBN13: 9780143039167, 978-0143039167
    ISBN10: 0143039164

    Number of Pages: 1168

    Fiction , Historical Fiction

    Description

    '[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante' -Slate

    The Nobel Prize-winning masterpiece by Norway's literary master

    Kristin Lavransdatter is the epic story of one woman's life in fourteenth-century Norway, from childhood to death. Sensitive and rebellious Kristin is sent to a convent as a girl, where she meets the charming but irresponsible Erlend. Defying her parents' wishes to pursue her own desires, she marries and raises seven sons. However, her husband's political ambitions threaten catastrophe for the family, and the couple become increasingly estranged as the world around them tumbles into uncertainty.

    With its captivating heroine and emotional potency, Kristin Lavransdatter is the masterwork of Norway's most beloved author and, in Nunnally's exquisite translation, a story that continues to enthral.

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