Cora Sandel's place in Norwegian literary history has been the subject of much debate. Sandel is recognized for her exploration of alienated protagonists, especially women who struggle with social convention, but scholars long have argued about her feminist credentials. While literary critics have praised Sandel's detailed descriptions and psychologically deep characters, for many years they maintained a dismissive attitude about the unconventional aspects of her literary project. Only in the 1990s did scholars begin to understand and express appreciation for Sandel's contributions to narrative form and modernist prose. Increased attention to Sandel's form and style promptly opened debate about how best to categorize her experimental narratives, including her late synthesis of the novel and drama. This task is complicated by the fact that Sandel's stories and novels are different from those written by her contemporaries in Norway, most of whom were turning inward, grappling with themes of national...