▁was ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁marriage ▁that ▁Und set ▁grew ▁m ature ▁enough ▁to ▁write ▁her ▁master pie ce . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁she ▁first ▁published ▁the ▁three - volume ▁Krist in , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁ 4 - volume ▁O lav ▁( A ud un ss ø n ), ▁swift ly ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁as ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁H est v iken . ▁Sim ult ane ously ▁with ▁this ▁cre ative ▁process , ▁she ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁meaning ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁life , ▁finding ▁the ▁answer ▁in ▁God . ▁ ▁Und set ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁modern ist ▁trop es ▁such ▁as ▁stream ▁of ▁conscious ness ▁in ▁her ▁novel , ▁although ▁the ▁original ▁English ▁translation ▁by ▁Charles ▁Arch er ▁exc ised ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁pass ages . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁Ti ina ▁N unn ally ' s ▁new ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁won ▁the ▁P EN / Fa ulk ner ▁Award ▁for ▁F iction ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁translation . ▁The ▁names ▁of ▁each ▁volume ▁were ▁translated ▁by ▁Arch er ▁as ▁The ▁Br idal ▁W re ath , ▁The ▁M ist ress ▁of ▁Hus aby , ▁and ▁The ▁Cross , ▁and ▁by ▁N unn ally ▁as ▁The ▁W re ath , ▁The ▁W ife , ▁and ▁The ▁Cross . ▁ ▁Catholic ism ▁Both ▁Und set ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁at he ists ▁and , ▁although , ▁in