Sigrid Undset (1882 to 1949) was a Danish-born Norwegian novelist awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Raised in Norway, she published her first works of historical fiction in 1907 and is best known for the trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter, published between 1920 and 1922, which follows a woman's life in medieval Norway from birth to death. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 in opposition to the German invasion and occupation, returning after the war ended in Europe in 1945.
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AwardNobel Prize in Literature 1 Classification
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What did Sigrid Undset write about before the medieval novels she is best known for?
She first wrote about contemporary women struggling for emancipation, then turned to the Middle Ages.
Before turning to the Middle Ages, Undset wrote about strong, contemporary women struggling for emancipation. According to the Nobel Foundation, she later turned to medieval subjects, inspired by her father, a prominent archaeologist. Her best known work is Kristin Lavransdatter, which deals with themes of honor, religious faith and the common life shared by women and men in 15th-century Norway.
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1882-05-20
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1949-06-10
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born on 20 May 1882
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10 June 1949
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Nobel Prize in Literature 1928
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Kristin Lavransdatter is a trilogy of historical novels written by Sigrid Undset.
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