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Undset

American  
[oon-set] / ˈʊn sɛt /

noun

  1. Sigrid 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel Prize 1928.


Undset British  
/ ˈunsɛt /

noun

  1. Sigrid (ˈsiɡri). 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist, best known for her trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter (1920–22): Nobel prize for literature 1928

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Kristin Lavransdatter,” by Sigrid Undset; translated from the Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2017

Undset was a Catholic convert, and one of the most remarkable things about the trilogy is that it’s a rare literary depiction of religious people that is both empathetic and unsentimental.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2017

These days, Undset encomia are a staple on Catholic-interest websites, and certain corners of literary Twitter flog the series relentlessly.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2017

Archaeologist and historian by training, Author Undset is a novelist by instinct and by closely scheduled labor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Drawn with reference to the vessel found at Sandefjord in 1880, under the superintendence of Ingvald Undset, Assistant at the Christiania University's collection of Northern antiquities.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie

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