Jenny (novel)

Jenny
Author	Sigrid Undset
Translator	Tiina Nunnally
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
Publication date	1911

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.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ Dahl, Willy (1984). Norges litteratur (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 306–307. ISBN 82-03-10571-8.
^ Amdam, Per (1975). "En ny realisme. Historie og samtid". In Beyer, Edvard (ed.). Norges Litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 418–420.

External links[]

Jenny at Project Gutenberg
Jenny public domain audiobook at LibriVox

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[dahl-1] Dahl, Willy (1984). Norges litteratur (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 306–307. ISBN 82-03-10571-8.

[nettum-2] Amdam, Per (1975). "En ny realisme. Historie og samtid". In Beyer, Edvard (ed.). Norges Litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 418–420.

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