Set in norway and iceland at the beginning of the eleventh centu. It came wrapped in lovely paper with a large red and white print, and was tied with twine. More than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnar s daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her countrys history, the saga age. Gunnars daughter by sigrid undset, paperback barnes. The dramatic tale of a female avenger from the saga age. Gunnars daughter is a brief novel set in the saga age. Sigrid undsets tale of passion and vengeance long ago gunnars daughter.
Gunnar s daughter 1909 is a short novel written by nobel laureate sigrid undset 18821949. Gunnars daughter is an early novel from the sigrid undset, author of the nobel prizewinning kristin lavransdatter trilogy, and it is no less of a powerful, shocking work not just for a book set in medieval norway, but for a book written at the beginning of the 20th century vigdis is a young maid, fair and virtuous, daughter of a wealthy landowner, and when her fathers estate is. The first installment in sigrid undsets nobelprize winning series, kristin lavransdatter is set in 14th century norway, and begins the story of kristins life. Two years after her birth, the family moved to oslo, where her father, a distinguished archaeologist, taught at the university. Set in norway and iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century.
Gunnar s daughter, isbn 014118020x the master of hestviken series is of four volumes, which are listed in order below. The first installment in sigrid undset s nobelprize winning series, kristin lavransdatter is set in 14th century norway, and begins the story of kristin s life. Gunnar s daughter comes from a period in which undset had no commitment to christianity, being an agnostic and skeptical cultural lutheran in the way many scandinavians are. She left her job and devoted herself entirely to writing. Youve probably heard us talk about how much we love undsets most famous work, kristin lavransdatter. Undsets many published works include the novels mrs. Gunnar s daughter is a brief novel set in the saga age. Sigrid undset writes gunnars daughter entirely in the style of an icelandic saga something like beowulf to depict the hardships and the brutishness of the scandinavian middle ages. Dec 08, 2019 sigrid undset was a norwegian novelist who was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1928. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
Gunnars daughter penguin twentieth century classics by sigrid undset, sherrill harbison, et al. The first historical novel by the nobel prizewinning author of kristin lavransdatter a penguin classic more than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnars daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her countrys history, the saga age. Well definitely be chatting more about gunnars daughter in our facebook group so be sure to join in over there. This was undsets first historical novel, set at the beginning of the 11th century in norway and iceland. In writing gunnar s daughter, sigrid undset had two aims. Nobel laureate sigrid undset, most famous for her later epic kristin lavransdatter, published this dark, remarkable, psychologicallydense novel. This was undsets first historical novel, set at the beginning of. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Set in norway and iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century, gunnar s daughter is the story of the beautiful, spoiled. This time its gunnars daughter by nobel prize winner sigrid undset. Sherrill harbison set in norway and iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century, gunnar s daughter is the story of the beautiful, spoiled vigdis gunnarsdatter, who is raped by the man she had wanted to love. Gunnars daughter 1909 is a short novel written by nobel laureate sigrid undset 18821949. Jenny sigrid undset literary fiction audiobook full. Gunnars daughter by sigrid undset translated by arthur g.
Sigrid undset writes gunnar s daughter entirely in the style of an icelandic saga something like beowulf to depict the hardships and the brutishness of the scandinavian middle ages. Undset also wrote kristin lavransdatter, a trilogy set in medieval norway that is one of my favorite books. Gunnars daughter has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Sigrid undset is a major figure in earlytwentiethcentury literature. The he says they should still get married, so she throws a rock at his head. Seventy years ago norwegian novelist sigrid undset was awarded the nobel prize for literature. The novel follows the tragic romance between the proud vigdis gunnarsdatter and the icelandic vigaljot. Gunnars daughter comes from a period in which undset had no commitment to christianity, being an agnostic and skeptical cultural lutheran in the way many scandinavians are. A norwegian born in denmark in 1881, she worked with the norwegian underground during the second world war, fled to sweden in 1940, and later came to the united states.
Gunnars daughter penguin twentieth century classics sigrid undset, sherrill. Sigrid undset she converted to catholicism in 1924 and became a lay dominican. This is the first of many awesome things vigdis does. Sell, buy or rent gunnars daughter penguin twentieth. More than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnars daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her countrys history, the saga age. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Booktopia gunnars daughter, penguin twentiethcentury. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kristin lavransdatter, i.
July 27, 1936 in the vein of her earlier works kristin lavransdatter and the master of hestviken and in the period of the middle ages, this new novel of norway and iceland is conceived. Oct 16, 2018 every so often we tell the listeners ahead of time about a great book we want to discuss and have a little foc book club. Gunnars daughter penguin twentieth century classics. Reading sigrid undset catholic education resource center. Gunnar s daughter is sigrid undset s tale of a bunch of 11th century vikings and one badass woman. Its protagonist is a woman, who raises her son to take revenge on the man, who had ruined her his father. Jul 20, 2006 discover book depository s huge selection of sigrid undset books online. Rape is used as a major plot device our protagonist, vigdis, is raped by a man she was considering marrying. Gunnars daughter earned undset a government scholarship for travel. Sigrid undset was born in kalundborg, denmark as the daughter of a norwegian archeologist. Her father s interest in the past had a tremendous influence on undset. Set in norway and iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century, gunnars daughter is the story of the beautiful, spoiled.
This was undsets first historical novel, published in 1909. Gunnars daughter is a surprisingly fresh tale of love in medieval scandanavia, written by the nobel prize winning norwegian author, sigrid undset. Sigrid undset project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Depending on the version, each volume could be of itself, or two volumes may be combined into one book. Sigrid undset s tale of passion and vengeance long ago gunnar s daughter. Set in norway and iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century, this is the story of the beautiful, spoiled vigdis gunnarsdatter, who is casually raped by. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. As the decades have passed, it has become ever more evident that undsets talent as a novelist places her, along with george eliot, as one of the only two women. Sigrid undset 18821949 was born in denmark, the eldest daughter of a norwegian father and a danish mother. She was two years old when her family moved to kristiania, norway. Discover book depositorys huge selection of sigrid undset books online. This new translation is fastpaced and gripping, guaranteed to keep a modern reader turning the pages to the end, which will be a surprise. Gunnar s daughter penguin twentieth century classics.
Gunnars daughter is a dark and bloody book, and surprisingly contemporary in its treatment of the fallout of sexual violence. Sherrill harbison set in norway and iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century, gunnars daughter is the story of the beautiful, spoiled vigdis gunnarsdatter, who is raped by the man she had wanted to love. Sigrid undset biografi sigrid undset was a norwegian novelist who was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1928. This was undset s first historical novel, set at the beginning of the 11th century in norway and iceland. Its not a long book, especially considering there is a substantial foreword and historical and translator notes at the back of it, but either work or other books kept me.
Her fathers interest in the past had a tremendous influence on undset. Gunnar s daughter is sigrid undset s first published foray into the world of medieval norway. Gunnars daughter, by sigrid undset, 1909, penguin classics. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. More than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnars daughter, a brief, swiftly moving. Gunnars daughter, isbn 014118020x the master of hestviken series is of four volumes, which are listed in order below. More than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about 14th century norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnars daughter 1909, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period in her countrys history, the saga age.
Gunnar s daughter follows the lives of vigdis and ljot. Marta oulie, the happy age, gunnars daughter, and kristin lavransdatter, her most famous work. More than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about. Oct 21, 2006 gunnar s daughter, though firmly rooted in the saga era of scandinavia, is a story with a freshness and an immediacy that transcends time and place. But there s no doubt that even at this period she was unsettled by the return of some of the more savage aspects of paganism. This was undset s first historical novel, published in 1909. Sigrid undset books list of books by author sigrid undset. Gunnars daughter book by sigrid undset thriftbooks. The first historical novel by the nobel prizewinning author of kristin lavransdatter a penguin classic more than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnars daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her countrys history, the. Aasbrand althing arms arngrim asked bade begged bench called child cloak dark door eyes eyolv face father fell fjord forest gissur go home grimelundar gudrun gunnar hair halstein hand handsome head heard hearth helge hermod honour horse housecarls iceland illuge jesa kaare of grefsin king olav kinsman kissed knees koll lived ljot answered ljot.
Gunnar s daughter penguin twentieth century classics undset, sigrid, harbison, sherrill, chater, arthur g. The vivid recreation of the medieval days provides a mystical, yet utterly modern, tone to the events of kristin s life, as she leaves childhood, becomes betrothed to simon, and falls in love with erlend nikulausson. More than a historical romance, gunnars daughter depicts characters driven epub by passion and vengefulness, themes as familiar in undsets. Gunnars daughter follows the lives of vigdis and ljot. More than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about 14th century norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnar s daughter 1909, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period in her country s history, the saga age. Gunnar s daughter has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Fascinating edwardianera novel reminiscent of the stories of the icelandic saga age. It is a world where women have very little power, where wergild money for life is still practiced, and men fight each other at the smallest provocation.
The first historical novel by the nobel prizewinning author of kristin lavransdatter a penguin classic more than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnar s daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her country s history, the saga age. This was undsets first historical novel, published in 1909 the master of hestviken series is of four volumes, which are listed in order below. At 46 she was one of the youngest authors and only the third woman to be so honored. Mar 12, 2020 more than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnar s daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her country s history, the saga age. Gunnars daughter by sigrid undset penguin random house. Gunnars daughter is an early novel from the sigrid undset, author of the nobel prizewinning kristin lavransdatter trilogy, and it is no less of a powerful, shocking work not just for a book set in medieval norway, but for a book written at the beginning of the 20th century. Translated from the norwegian of sigrid undset by arthur g. Sigrid undset has 81 books on goodreads with 67620 ratings. If youve been reading here, you saw when i received gunnars daughter as a birthday present from my good friend m. More than a decade before writing kristin lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenthcentury norway that won her the nobel prize, sigrid undset published gunnar s daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her country s history, the saga age. Feb 20, 2017 nobel laureate sigrid undset, most famous for her later epic kristin lavransdatter, published this dark, remarkable, psychologicallydense novel in 1911, when the author was the same age as. Sigrid undset 20 may 1882 10 june 1949 was a norwegian novelist who was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1928 undset was born in kalundborg, denmark, but her family moved to norway when she was two years old.