Sigrid Undset

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Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate best known for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."

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Sigrid Undset canonical 13

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instanceOf Nobel Prize in Literature laureate
Norwegian writer
human
novelist
awardReceived Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav

Nobel Prize in Literature
burialPlace Mesnali cemetery near Lillehammer
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
countryOfBirth Denmark
countryOfCitizenship Norway
countryOfDeath Norway
dateOfBirth 1882-05-20
dateOfDeath 1949-06-10
employer Kongelige Frederiks Universitet (as office worker in youth)
familyName Undset
fledCountry German occupation of Norway
surface form: Norway during World War II
gender female
genre historical fiction
realist literature
givenName Ingeborg
surface form: Sigrid
hasChild Anders Castus Svarstad
surface form: Anders Svarstad Jr.

Anders Castus Svarstad
surface form: Hans Svarstad

Maren Svarstad
influenced Norwegian historical novel tradition
knownFor depictions of medieval Norway
strong female protagonists
languageOfWorkOrName Norwegian
livedIn United States home front during World War II
surface form: United States during World War II
memberOf Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
movement Catholic literary revival
name Sigrid Undset self-link
NobelPrizeCategory Literature
NobelPrizeYear 1928
notableWork Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset)
surface form: Kristin Lavransdatter

The Master of Hestviken
occupation essayist
novelist
short story writer
placeOfBirth Kalundborg
placeOfDeath Lillehammer
politicalStance anti-Nazism
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Lillehammer
spouse Anders Castus Svarstad
subjectOf biographical studies on Norwegian literature
writingPeriod early 20th century
interwar period
writingStyle psychological realism

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University of Oslo hasNotableAlumni Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset name Sigrid Undset self-link
Uppsala University hasNotableAlumnus Sigrid Undset
Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset) creator Sigrid Undset
subject surface form: Kristin Lavransdatter
Undset usedBy Sigrid Undset
Undset author Sigrid Undset
subject surface form: Kristin Lavransdatter
Undset notableBearer Sigrid Undset
The Master of Hestviken author Sigrid Undset
Maren Svarstad mother Sigrid Undset
Maren Svarstad parent Sigrid Undset
Anders Castus Svarstad spouse Sigrid Undset
Anders Castus Svarstad relative Sigrid Undset