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The novel features Jenny Winge, a gifted Norwegian painter who travels to Rome in search of artistic inspiration. Her journey takes a tumultuous turn when she engages in an affair with a married man, leading to an unplanned pregnancy. Choosing to raise her child alone, Jenny grapples with her aspirations and societal expectations. Undset's candid depiction of her struggle for independence and self-fulfillment resonates powerfully, addressing themes of morality and the complexities of female autonomy in a male-dominated society.
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Jenny, Sigrid Undset
- Language
- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Jenny
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sigrid Undset
- Publisher
- Steerforth Press
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 330
- ISBN13
- 9781586420505
- Category
- Fiction, Psychology
- Description
- The novel features Jenny Winge, a gifted Norwegian painter who travels to Rome in search of artistic inspiration. Her journey takes a tumultuous turn when she engages in an affair with a married man, leading to an unplanned pregnancy. Choosing to raise her child alone, Jenny grapples with her aspirations and societal expectations. Undset's candid depiction of her struggle for independence and self-fulfillment resonates powerfully, addressing themes of morality and the complexities of female autonomy in a male-dominated society.