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When Jenny was published in 1911, Undset found herself called immoral -- "this is a side of the free, artistic life that the vast majority of citizens would rather not know." The novel tells the story of Jenny Winge, a talented Norwegian painter who goes to Rome to seek artistic... Read Full Overview

When Jenny was published in 1911, Undset found herself called immoral this is a side of the free, artistic life that the vast majority of citizens would rather not know. The novel tells the story of Jenny Winge, a talented Norwegian painter who goes to Rome to seek artistic inspiration... Read Full Overview

Jenny is a novel by the Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset, published in 1911, and regarded as Undset's literary breakthrough. The novel is set in Rome and later in Norway. The protagonist "Jenny Winge" tries to make a career as a painter. Being the lover of her fianc 's father results... Read Full Overview

From the Nobel Prize winning author of Norway's beloved Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, Jenny is a classic romance novel that chronicles the haunting story of a young, aspiring painter as she makes her way through life.

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Jenny (1911) is a novel by Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset. Published during the author's social realist phase, a period in which her writing focused on the lives of everyday Norwegians, Jenny is a moving portrait of idealism and ambition and a tragic tale of... Read Full Overview

Jenny (1911) is a novel by Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset. Published during the author's social realist phase, a period in which her writing focused on the lives of everyday Norwegians, Jenny is a moving portrait of idealism and ambition and a tragic tale of... Read Full Overview

Jenny, wurde als bedeutendes Werk in der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte angesehen, und um sicherzustellen, dass dieses Werk niemals verloren geht, haben wir Schritte unternommen, um seine Erhaltung zu gew?hrleisten, indem wir dieses Buch in einem zeitgem? en Format f?r aktuelle... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped... Read Full Overview

Oplev Sigrid Undsets mesterv rk, "Jenny", en dybdeg ende roman der udforsker k rlighedens kompleksitet og kunstnerisk selvrealisering. Historien f lger Jenny Winge, en talentfuld norsk maler, der rejser til Rom i s gen efter inspiration og k rlighed. Her konfronteres hun med... Read Full Overview

Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. She was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two. She fled Norway for the US in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the... Read Full Overview