1928 Nobel Prize in Literature
The 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Danish-born Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) "principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages." She is the third female recipient of the literature prize.
"principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages."
Sigrid Undset was a Danish-born Norwegian novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.
Sigrid Undset
Undset as a young girl
Undset at work at Bjerkebæk
Bjerkebæk, Undset's home, now part of Maihaugen museum