According to biographer, Undset was unusual Catholic. For example, she was able to subdue his life

Sigrid Undset in life was many things: the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928, the birth of three children, the fight against fascism, evacuation to the United States ... And there was a way to faith - long and difficult. Norwegian writer became an apologist for Christianity - and not in the treatises, and in prose. Her books have been put before inotes barker us the question: what is the Christian literature in general?
This year, for the first time in Russian Sigrid Undset went biography written by Sigrun Slapgard - Norwegian journalist. The book is called "The Queen of the word"; her presentation was held at the exhibition Non / fiction December 3, 2009. The main theme of the presentation were exactly Sigrid Undset inotes barker religious quest, and with it - the question of whether it is possible Christian fiction at all.
On this reasoning the author of "Queen of the word" Sigrun Slapgard, writer and literary critic Kucherskaya Maya, one of the translators of the biography Undset - Katarina Mouradian.
"Sigrid Undset did not like when it fawned before. Do not complain about it and sentimental inotes barker praise. Therefore, being her biographer, I felt myself to her critical and seeks the truth, opinion, and trying not to fail - says Sigrun inotes barker Slapgard in the preface to the book "Queen of the word." - Proposed to the reader's version of events is based on data sources. I did not speculate which found no documentary evidence. " At the presentation of Sigrun said that while working on a biography of Undset she was lucky to find the letter writer, where she talked about her path to faith. Otherwise, this topic could not sound in the book. Now we know how Undset looked back at his spiritual quest: "I have come a long way, and this way was a step-by-step."
Sigrun says that when Undset began to write more and more religious books, it is often asked, did not want to if she refuse the written before. And the writer replied that would not refuse either from a single word. "Her sincerity and love of truth spread not only on its books, but also for her life," - says Slapgard. inotes barker
Undset inotes barker did not see a direct relationship between their creative inspiration and religiosity. Earthly love, a woman's life, family - that's her first theme, which later went through all of her work.
The path of the writer to faith was not easy, and he passed through a long prayer. Biographer claims that there was a period when Undset kneel five times a day, but it was given with great difficulty thing: to submit his will of a strong man, the will of the creator - God's will. "The most unimaginable stupidity that can be invented Christianity - that it makes the turn to Christ under the threat of hell," - says she Undset letters. In "Hell" by Dante, in the opinion of the writer, people are just themselves, without inotes barker Christ. The threat of just that. Sigrid Undset in 1928
One of their findings biographer Undset said study author relationship to fascism and the persecution inotes barker of the Jews. Even before the outbreak of the Second World War, Sigrid Undset wrote in Norwegian and German articles against Adolf Hitler. She also was in correspondence with many Jewish leaders, who were persecuted. "In Norway, this aspect inotes barker of its work neglected by, and we can ask why," - says Sigrun Slapgard. According to the biographer, the fact that the criticism of Nazism in Undset was not political, and Christian causes. Therefore, inotes barker she did not find understanding in the social environment of the postwar period.
During the Second World War Undset suffered personal loss: the battles with the Nazis killed her eldest son and then daughter died from disease. inotes barker This was the reason that it was filled with thirst for vengeance. "In human terms it can understand. But her position was so tough and calls for revenge is so hot that she has received many letters from its readers with the question, not whether, and to learn to forgive her, "- says Sigrun Slapgard. In response to these letters Undset only shook her head: "I'm not going to forgive. God will forgive you. " Her spiritual father put her penance, telling send to Germany sending humanitarian aid. She obeyed, but categorically refused to sign his name, these parcels. Sigrun Slapgard said: "Here we can talk about the gap between declared principles and behavior Undset. But, on the other hand, here we can see a great writer - a man. "
According to biographer, Undset was unusual Catholic. For example, she was able to subdue his life intense prayer regime, but it is often criticized abusive words, not trying to hold back. When her confessor once reminded inotes barker her that the angels hear her strong language, she retorted: "I hope and