We are happy to share the news that Mesambria Books Bulgaria has acquired the Russian rights to I will! An Author’s Portrait of Sigrid Undset by Ida Jessen, adding the 18th sale for this exceptional title. The first translation of the book has recently been published in Sigrid Unset’s native Norway to great praise by critics and readers alike:
With a small, effortless shift in perspective, Jessen challenges a central aspect of Undset’s biography as it has been presented until now. This is an achievement in itself, but also a more general reminder of how little it takes for a supposedly familiar story to suddenly appear a little different […] Jessen’s confrontational assessments of Undset thus stand not primarily as a know-it-all moral condemnation, but as a reality-expanding analysis, formulated in a kind of acceptance of the sins—to use a word Undset herself was familiar with—that are part of the human condition.
– Klassekampen, Norway
This is a page-turner of a book … Ida Jessen is considered a master of psychological realism in Danish literature. The way she examines the driving force behind Sigrid Undset’s strong will is also masterful.
– Adresseavisen, Norway, six star review
A Danish author has achieved something we’ve been missing: giving us an engaging and timely portrait of Sigrid Undset.
– Vårt Land, Norway
