Publishers Weekly, April 30th, 2001
SIGRID UNDSET, EDITED BY TIM PAGE, TRANS. FROM THE NORWEGIAN BY TIINA NUNNALLY AND NAOMI WALFORD.
Steerforth (PGW, dist.), $30 (424p) ISBN 1-58642-021-6
Norwegian writer Undset (1882-1949) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928 for her epic medieval trilogy, Kristin Lavransdatter, which has remained an international classic since its publication. Nevertheless, her earlier work has long been out of print. In his introduction, Page makes a cogent case for reintroducing Jenny, along with two short stories, "Simonsen" and "Thjodolf," and selected letters written between 1900 and 1922. Rema...
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