The 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Danish-born Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset "principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages." She is the third
"principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages."
Sigrid Undset at the Nobel prize award ceremony on 10 December 1928.
The 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Italian author Grazia Deledda "for her idealistically inspired writings, which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with
1928 Nobel Prize in Literature
…Siena and a hagiographical collection Sagaen om de Hellige ("Saga of Saints", 1934). Sigrid Undset was only nominated in four occasions (1922, 1925, 1926, and 1928). Her last nomination which led to her being awarded the Nobel prize came from the proposal of the Norwegian psychologist Helga Eng (1875–1966…
"for her idealistically inspired writings, which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general."