Book Overview
The Master of Hestviken [Apr 01, 1978] Undset, Sigrid This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0452260345
ISBN13:9780452260344
Release Date:April 1978
Publisher:Plume Books
Length:1 Pages
Weight:1.88 lbs.
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Board a time machine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This book transports one back to Medieval Norway so successfully that it is almost effortless. The tale is an epic but the boundaries are always human and defined within the scope of that enclosed society. Despite the centuries separating the book with the current era, the same problems, relationships, loves, hates, worries, guilt and religious devoltion are present.Incredible writing and kudos to the translation.
Extraordinary depiction of human guilt and consequences
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book, along with author's Kristin Lavransdatter, I believe to be the two most outstanding novels ever written. Though cast in late medieval Norway, they portray timeless relationships between men and women, guilt and punishment, historical perspective and profound understanding of human nature. Simply the best.
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