The Emigrants (The Emigrant Novels / Vilhelm Moberg, Book 1)

The Emigrants (The Emigrant Novels / Vilhelm Moberg, Book 1)

Considered one of Sweden's greatest 20th-century writers, Vilhelm Moberg created Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson to portray the joys and tragedies of daily life for early Swedish pioneers in America. His consistently faithful depiction of these humble people's lives is a major strength of the Emigrant Novels. Moberg's extensive research in the papers of Swedish emigrants in archival collections, including the Minnesota Historical Society, enabled him to incorporate many details of pioneer life. First published between 1949 and 1959 in Swedish, these four books were considered a single work by Moberg, who intended that they be read as documentary novels. These new editions contain introductions written by Roger McKnight, Gustavus Adolphus College, and restore Moberg's bibliography not included in earlier English editions.Book 1 introduces Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson, their three young children, and eleven others who make up a resolute party of Swedes fleeing the poverty, religious persecution, and social oppression of Smaland in 1850."It's important to have Moberg's Emigrant Novels available for another generation of readers."--Bruce Karstadt, American Swedish Institute

Country	USA
Author	Vilhelm Moberg
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Revised ed.
EISBN	9780873517133
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Minnesota Historical Society Press
Manufacturer	Minnesota Historical Society Press
NumberOfPages	404
PublicationDate	2009-07-24
Publisher	Minnesota Historical Society Press
ReleaseDate	2009-07-24
Studio	Minnesota Historical Society Press

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