Jan Fridegård
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Jan Fridegård | |
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 Fridegård in the early 1940s | |
| Born | Johan Fridolf Johansson[1] 14 June 1897 Uppland, Sweden |
| Died | 8 September 1968 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Uppsala gamla kyrkogård |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Jan Fridegård, born Johan Fridolf "Fride" Johansson,[1] (14 June 1897 – 8 September 1968) was a Swedish writer[2] of the proletarian school. Fridegård wrote a trilogy of novels about the Viking Era in Sweden : Trägudars land (1940; translated 1989 as Land of Wooden Gods), Gryningsfolket (1944; translated 1990 as People of the Dawn) and Offerrök (trans. 1991 as Sacrificial Smoke). [3]
Bibliography
[edit]- 1931 – Den svarta lutan
- 1933 – En natt i juli
- 1935 – Jag Lars Hård
- 1936 – Barmhärtighet
- 1936 – Tack för himlastegen
- 1937 – Offer
- 1938 – Äran och hjältarna
- 1939 – Statister (bok)|Statister
- 1940 – Trägudars land
- 1941 – Torntuppen
- 1942 – Här är min hand
- 1944 – Gryningsfolket
- 1944 – Kvarnbudet
- 1947 – Fäderna:stenåldern
- 1948 – Johan From, Lars Hård och andra
- 1949 – Offerrök
- 1950 – Kvinnoträdet
- 1951 – Lars Hård går vidare
- 1952 – Johan Vallareman och andra sagor
- 1952 – Porten kallas trång
- 1953 – Vägen heter smal
- 1954 – Sommarorgel
- 1955 – Larsmässa
- 1955 – Lyktgubbarna
- 1956 – Flyttfåglarna
- 1956 – From och Hård
- 1957 – Arvtagarna
- 1958 – En bland eder
- 1959 – Muren
- 1959 – Svensk soldat
- 1960 – Soldathustrun
- 1961 – Mot öster - soldat!
- 1962 – Soldatens kärlek
- 1963 – Hemkomsten
- 1963 – Den gåtfulla vägen
- 1964 – På oxens horn
- 1965 – Lättingen
- 1965 – Noveller
- 1966 – Det kortaste strået
- 1967 – Tre stigar
Posthumous releases
[edit]- 1968 – Hallonflickan
- 1971 – Den blå dragonen. Självbiografiska berättelser
- 1973 – Ängslyckan och andra berättelser
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Fridegård i det som blivit Håbo". Håbo Municipality. Retrieved 16 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jan Fridegård". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 June 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ Lynda G. Adamson, World Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and Young Adults. Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN 9781573560665 (p. 34).
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