Sigrid Undset, a renowned literary author and one of the most acclaimed novelists of the 20th century, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928 for her epic work Kristin Lavransdatter.
"One of the most extraordinary writers of the 20th century combines
her literary genius and her faith to compose the biography of one
of the most extraordinary saints of all time. Sigrid Undset's
beautiful, spare prose gives us a living St. Catherine of Sienna,
gripping our imagination and expanding the soul's comprehension of
the mysterious works of God."
-- Michael D. O'Brien, Author, Father ElijahUndset writes Catherine
of Siena's biography as both an historian and a believer. Steeped
in research on the Middle Ages through her writing of Kristin
Lavransdatter, for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize for
literature, she views the fascinating Catherine in context of the
many troubles in Italy and in the Church of the day. Like Joan of
Arc a mysterious figure in many ways, Catherine was clearly raised
up by God at a particular moment to mediate this strife and help
direct the future of the Church. Truly a "mystic's mystic" as she
has been called, Catherine can often seem too touched by the
supernatural for us to relate to her. By placing her in her
historic and cultural context, however, Undset's biography makes
this otherworldly saint alive for us today.
--Mary Reichardt, Professor of Catholic studies, University of St.
Thomas
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