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A review by shereadsalotofbooks
The Wreath by Tiina Nunnally, Sigrid Undset
5.0
Oh Kristin Lavransdatter.
I read this series a few years ago but my book club read the first in the series last month so I skimmed them again to join the discussion.
My opinion didn’t change much. I still love this series by #nobelprize winning author Sigrid Undset.
We discovered how much of a difference translation makes in our discussion. The original Norwegian was translated by Charles Archer shortly after publication in the 1930’s and again by Tiina Nunnally in 1997. While both translations are good, those of us who read the Archer translation enjoyed the books more, keeping with the medieval feel of the story, while the Nunnally translation was probably done with a wider audience in mind.
Recommended if you are interested in the epic story of an early Christian medieval Norwegian girl named Kristin Lavransdatter.
I read this series a few years ago but my book club read the first in the series last month so I skimmed them again to join the discussion.
My opinion didn’t change much. I still love this series by #nobelprize winning author Sigrid Undset.
We discovered how much of a difference translation makes in our discussion. The original Norwegian was translated by Charles Archer shortly after publication in the 1930’s and again by Tiina Nunnally in 1997. While both translations are good, those of us who read the Archer translation enjoyed the books more, keeping with the medieval feel of the story, while the Nunnally translation was probably done with a wider audience in mind.
Recommended if you are interested in the epic story of an early Christian medieval Norwegian girl named Kristin Lavransdatter.