SIGRID UNDSET

1928 Nobel Laureate in Literature

principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages.

May 20, 1882-June 10, 1949

• Place of Birth: Kallundborg, Denmark
  
• Residence: Norway
• Biographical highlights:
  • 1884 - Moved to Norway
  • 1928 - Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
  • April, 1940 - Nazis occupy Norway, first forced to flee to neutral Sweden and then to the United States
  • 1945 - Returned to Norway
  • 1947 - Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav

Book Store

• Kristin Lavransdatter : The Bridal Wreath, the Mistress of Husaby, the Cross Nobel Prize winning work

• Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath
• Kristin Lavransdatter: The Mistress of Husaby
• Kristin Lavransdatter: The Cross
• Other books by Sigrid Undset
• 500 Great Books by Women
• Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14.

Featured Internet Links

• Biography of Sigrid Undset by Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Autobiography
• Acceptance speech
• Press release
• Swedish Nobel Stamps
• Women Nobel Prize Laureates

  Search WWW Search The Nobel Prize Internet Archive

• Book Review of "Kristin Lavransdatter" (submitted by Danny Yee)
• Sigrid Undset Biography from Encyclopedia Britannica (submitted by www.britannica.com)
• Sigrid Undset Biography (submitted by Fred)

---

[ Back to The Nobel Prize Internet Archive ]
[ Literature * Peace * Chemistry * Physics * Economics * Medicine ]

---

We always welcome your feedback and comments.
Copyright © 1996-2003 Ona Wu. All rights reserved.