Undset, Sigrid, 1882-1949

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Birth 1882-05-20
Death 1949-06-10
Norwegians,
Norwegian,

Biographical notes:

Norwegian novelist, winner of the 1928 Nobel Prize for literature. An outspoken opponent of Nazism, Undset was forced to flee Norway during World War II, and lived in the United States from 1940 to 1945.

From the description of Letter : Brooklyn, NY, to Blanche Knopf, New York, NY, 1941 January 15. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122639837

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  • Authors, Norwegian
  • Women authors, Norwegian

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  • Norway (as recorded)

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