The Master of Hestviken by Sigrid Undset

994 pages first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Soaringly romantic and psychologically nuanced, Undest's novel is also a meticulous re-creation of a world split between pagan codes of retribution and the rigors of Christian piety - a world where law is a fragile new invention and manslaughter i...

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