Description: Gunnar's Daughter by Sigrid Undset Set in Norway and Iceland at the beginning of the 11th century, "Gunnar's Daughter" tells the story of a beautiful, spoiled young woman who, after being raped by the man she had wanted to love, raises the child conceived in violence. Alone she rebuilds her life and restores her family's honor—until an unremitting social code propels her to take the action that again destroys her happiness. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description More than a decade before writing Kristin Lavransdatter, the trilogy about fourteenth-century Norway that won her the Nobel Prize, Sigrid Undset published Gunnar's Daughter, a brief, swiftly moving tale about a more violent period of her country's history, the Saga Age. Set in Norway and Iceland at the beginning of the eleventh century, Gunnar's Daughter is the story of the beautiful, spoiled Vigdis Gunnarsdatter, who is casually raped by the man she had wanted to love. A woman of courage and intelligence, Vigdis is toughened by adversity. Alone she raises the child conceived in violence, repeatedly defending her autonomy in a world governed by men. Alone she rebuilds her life and restores her family's honor — until an unremitting social code propels her to take the action that again destroys her happiness.First published in 1909, Gunnar's Daughter was in part a response to the rise of nationalism and Norway's search for a national identity in its Viking past. But unlike most of the Viking-inspired art of its period, Gunnar's Daughter is not a historical romance. It is a skillful conversation between two historical moments about questions as troublesome in Undset's own time — and in ours — as they were in the Saga Age: rape and revenge, civil and domestic violence, a troubled marriages, and children made victims of their parents' problems. Author Biography Undset won the Novel Prize in 1928. Review Quote By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature "A better told story of its kind would be difficult to imagine, for Sigrid Undset has retained the directness and concise power of the old Norse and Icelandic sagas. . . . Beautifully told; already so early in her career [Undset] had learned the true meaning of form and proportion, pace and suspense." -- The New York Times Details ISBN014118020X Author Sigrid Undset Short Title GUNNARS DAUGHTER Pages 208 Publisher Penguin Books Series Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Language English ISBN-10 014118020X ISBN-13 9780141180205 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1998 Publication Date 1998-04-30 Residence NO Birth 1882 Death 1949 Translator Arthur G. Chater Illustrations Yes Imprint Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780141180205 Edited by Harbison, Sherrill Audience General/Trade We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137922503;
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