Download or read book Catherine of Siena written by Sigrid Undset and published by Rare Treasure Editions. This book was released on 2021-11-11T12:01:00Z with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sigrid Undset’s Catherine of Siena was critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this well-known and amazing fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which won her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928, Undset based this factual work on primary sources about Catherine of Siena, her own experiences living in Italy, and her profound understanding of the human heart.