LITERATURE: Sigrid Undset 1928 - Lillehammer, Norway
N 61° 07.381 E 010° 28.175
32V E 579171 N 6777379
The Author and Nobel Laureate Sigrid Undset lived here in the house from 1919 to 1949.
Waymark Code: WM157PZ
Location: Innlandet, Norway
Date Posted: 11/02/2021
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Born: 20 May 1882, Kalundborg, Denmark
Died: 10 June 1949, Lillehammer, Norway
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1928.
Sigrid Undset lived here in the house Bjerkebæk from 1919 to 1949. The residence and the garden has been restored to how it looked in 1930 and is now a museum.
Sigrid Undset is best known for her medieval novels as Kristin Lavransdatter (published 1920-1922), but otherwise her books are about the lives of poor city women and about the conflicts for women who have broken with the traditional gender roles.
Sigrid Unset started working as a secretary, and at the same time started writing short stories. In 1907 she published Mrs. Marta Oulie. After a few more releases, she was able to quit her job and be a full-time writer.
As only the third woman, she was awarded the Nobel Prize at just 46 years old.
Field of Accomplishment: Literature
Year of Award: 1928
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