Sigrid Undset

Who is this?

Sigrid Undset (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈsɪ̂ɡːɾiː ˈʉ̂nːseːt]; 20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Danish-born Norwegian novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Born in Denmark and raised in Norway, Undset had her first books of historical fiction published in 1907. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the German invasion and occupation of Norway, but returned after the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter, a trilogy about life in Norway in the Middle Ages, portrayed through the experiences of a woman from birth until death. Its three volumes were published between 1920 and 1922.

Career

1. 1882
   Born
2. 1928
   Won Nobel Prize in Literature
3. 1947
   Won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎
4. 1949
   Passed away
5. Member of Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
6. Member of American Geographical Society
7. Won Order of the Falcon
8. Notable work: Kristin Lavransdatter
9. Notable work: Jenny
10. Notable work: The Master of Hestviken

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Kalundborg
• •Citizenship: Norway
• •Known as: novelist, translator, writer, screenwriter
• •Genre: historical prose literature
• •Spouse: Anders Castus Svarstad