The Snake Pit: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 2

Undset, Sigrid

ISBN 10: 0679755543 / ISBN 13: 9780679755548

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Seller Inventory # DBV.0679755543.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Snake Pit: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 2
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679755543
• ISBN 13: 9780679755548
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

Set in medieval Norway, The Snake Pit follows Olav and Ingunn, who, though raised as brother sister, have become lovers in a world caught between the fading sphere of pagan worship and vendettas and the expansion of Christianity.

About the Author

Sigrid Undset is a major figure in early-twentieth-century literature. A Norwegian born in Denmark in 1881, she worked with the Norwegian underground during the Second World War, fled to Sweden in 1940, and later came to the United States. She is the author of many works of fiction as well as several books for young readers and a number of nonfiction titles. Her novels encompass a variety of settings and time periods, ranging from medieval romances such as the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy—generally considered to be her masterwork—and The Master of Hestviken tetralogy to modern novels such as The Winding Road, Ida Elisabeth, and The Faithful Wife. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. Sigrid Undset died in 1949.