Sigrid Undset (1882-1949)

Awarded the Prize “principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages.”

Norwegian author. Undset was born in Kallundborg, Denmark on May 20, 1882. She once studied in a commercial school in Christiania, and later on she went to work as a secretary in an office. In 1907, her first novel was published. When Norway was occupied by the Nazis, Undeset joined the Resistance. She died in Lillehammer, Norway on June 10, 1949.
Major Works:
The Happy Age (1908); The Master of Hestviken (1925); The Wild Orchid (1929); The Burning Bush (1930); The Faithful Wife (1936); Stages on the Road (1929 and 1933); The Longest Years (1934)