Jenny (novel)
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Jenny is a novel by the Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset
, published in 1911, and regarded as Undset's literary breakthrough. The novel is set in Rome
and later in Norway. The protagonist "Jenny Winge" tries to make a career as a painter. Being the lover of her fiancé's father results in a child who dies shortly after the birth. She later commits suicide.
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...
, published in 1911, and regarded as Undset's literary breakthrough. The novel is set in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and later in Norway. The protagonist "Jenny Winge" tries to make a career as a painter. Being the lover of her fiancé's father results in a child who dies shortly after the birth. She later commits suicide.