Jenny

Jenny Winge forsøger at gøre karriere som billedkunstner i Norge omkring år 1900. Hun er et lidenskabeligt, frigjort og drømmende menneske, der hurtigt keder sig, og det stemmer ikke overens med samtidens strenge normer for, hvordan en kvinde bør opføre sig. Hun er forlovet med Helge, men har i hemmelighed et forhold til Helges far Gert, der også er kunstner, og affæren bliver startskuddet for en lang række tragiske hændelser. Romanen ”Jenny” fra 1911 blev Sigrid Undsets helt store gennembrudsroman. Den delvist selvbiografiske roman er et medrivende portræt af en kvinde, der ikke passer ind i sin egen tid. Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) blev født i Kalundborg og opvoksede i Norge. Hun skrev en lang række populære og anmelderroste romaner og modtog nobelprisen i litteratur i 1928.

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 talent gone to seed. Although Undset’s later fiction—inspired by her conversion to Catholicism—won her the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, her earlier work has remained essential to her legacy. Finding herself uninspired in her native Norway, Jenny Winge, an idealistic and talented painter, moves to Rome in order to further her artistic career. There, she finds not only success, but a fiancé with whom she envisions sharing a life and family. Moved by hidden desires, however, Jenny strikes up an affair with the man’s father that leaves her pregnant, disgraced, and alone. Determined as ever despite being shaken from her path as an artist, Jenny determines to raise the child by herself, forsaking convention while simultaneously risking her life and the life of her baby. From artistic achievement to mere independence, Jenny is forced to drastically shift her ambitions, to remain unbroken in a world that seems intent on breaking every hope she holds. Jenny is a realist novel that takes an unsparing look at the role of women in society while illuminating the struggles a young artist faces on the path to success and independence. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sigrid Undset’s Jenny is a classic of Norwegian literature reimagined for modern readers.

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 talent gone to seed. Although Undset's later fiction-inspired by her conversion to Catholicism-won her the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, her earlier work has remained essential to her legacy. Finding herself uninspired in her native Norway, Jenny Winge, an idealistic and talented painter, moves to Rome in order to further her artistic career. There, she finds not only success, but a fiance with whom she envisions sharing a life and family. Moved by hidden desires, however, Jenny strikes up an affair with the man's father that leaves her pregnant, disgraced, and alone. Determined as ever despite being shaken from her path as an artist, Jenny determines to raise the child by herself, forsaking convention while simultaneously risking her life and the life of her baby. From artistic achievement to mere independence, Jenny is forced to drastically shift her ambitions, to remain unbroken in a world that seems intent on breaking every hope she holds. Jenny is a realist novel that takes an unsparing look at the role of women in society while illuminating the struggles a young artist faces on the path to success and independence. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sigrid Undset's Jenny is a classic of Norwegian literature reimagined for modern readers.

Den unge malerinde Jenny Winge er rejst fra Norge til Rom, hvor hun forsøger at realisere drømmen om et liv som kunstner i en varm atmosfære langt fra det kolde nord. Her møder hun studenten Helge Gram, som hun forlover sig med, og sammen rejser de tilbage til Kristiania. Men kærlighedsforholdet mellem de to forbitres i mødet med Helge Grams familie, og Jenny befinder sig snart i en vanskelig situation. Hun stiller høje krav til kunsten, til sig selv og ikke mindst til kærligheden, men virkeligheden griber ind. Sigrid Undsets roman udspiller sig i en tid, hvor kvindelige kunstnere blev ringeagtet, hvor udenomsægteskabelige affærer var ulovlige, og hvor graviditet uden for ægteskabet var utænkeligt. Sigrid Undset blev født i Kalundborg i 1882, hendes mor var dansk, hendes far norsk. Fru Marta Oulie blev hendes debutroman, men først med romanen Jenny fra 1911 slog hun både kommercielt og litterært igennem. Senere fulgte bl.a. middelaldertrilogien om Kristin Lavransdatter. I 1928 modtog Sigrid Undset Nobelprisen i Litteratur som en af de yngste nogensinde og den kun tredje kvinde i prisens historie.

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 talent gone to seed. Although Undset's later fiction-inspired by her conversion to Catholicism-won her the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, her earlier work has remained essential to her legacy. Finding herself uninspired in her native Norway, Jenny Winge, an idealistic and talented painter, moves to Rome in order to further her artistic career. There, she finds not only success, but a fiance with whom she envisions sharing a life and family. Moved by hidden desires, however, Jenny strikes up an affair with the man's father that leaves her pregnant, disgraced, and alone. Determined as ever despite being shaken from her path as an artist, Jenny determines to raise the child by herself, forsaking convention while simultaneously risking her life and the life of her baby. From artistic achievement to mere independence, Jenny is forced to drastically shift her ambitions, to remain unbroken in a world that seems intent on breaking every hope she holds. Jenny is a realist novel that takes an unsparing look at the role of women in society while illuminating the struggles a young artist faces on the path to success and independence. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sigrid Undset's Jenny is a classic of Norwegian literature reimagined for modern readers.