Jan Fridegard

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Jan Fridegard
Fridegård in the early 1940s
Fridegard in the early 1940s
Born Johan Fridolf Johansson [1]
( 1897-06-14 ) 14 June 1897
Uppland , Sweden
Died 8 September 1968 (1968-09-08) (aged 71)
Resting place Uppsala gamla kyrkogard
Language Swedish
Nationality Swedish

Jan Fridegard , born Johan Fridolf "Fride" Johansson , [1] (14 June 1897 ? 8 September 1968) was a Swedish writer [2] of the proletarian school. Fridegard wrote a trilogy of novels about the Viking Era in Sweden : Tragudars land (1940; translated 1989 as Land of Wooden Gods ), Gryningsfolket (1944; translated 1990 as People of the Dawn ) and Offerrok (trans. 1991 as Sacrificial Smoke ). [3]

Bibliography [ edit ]

  • 1931 ? Den svarta lutan
  • 1933 ? En natt i juli  [ sv ]
  • 1935 ? Jag Lars Hard  [ sv ]
  • 1936 ? Barmhartighet
  • 1936 ? Tack for himlastegen
  • 1937 ? Offer
  • 1938 ? Aran och hjaltarna  [ sv ]
  • 1939 ? Statister (bok)|Statister
  • 1940 ? Tragudars land  [ sv ]
  • 1941 ? Torntuppen  [ sv ]
  • 1942 ? Har ar min hand
  • 1944 ? Gryningsfolket  [ sv ]
  • 1944 ? Kvarnbudet
  • 1947 ? Faderna:stenaldern
  • 1948 ? Johan From, Lars Hard och andra
  • 1949 ? Offerrok  [ sv ]
  • 1950 ? Kvinnotradet
  • 1951 ? Lars Hard gar vidare
  • 1952 ? Johan Vallareman och andra sagor
  • 1952 ? Porten kallas trang  [ sv ]
  • 1953 ? Vagen heter smal
  • 1954 ? Sommarorgel
  • 1955 ? Larsmassa  [ sv ]
  • 1955 ? Lyktgubbarna
  • 1956 ? Flyttfaglarna
  • 1956 ? From och Hard
  • 1957 ? Arvtagarna
  • 1958 ? En bland eder
  • 1959 ? Muren
  • 1959 ? Svensk soldat
  • 1960 ? Soldathustrun
  • 1961 ? Mot oster - soldat!
  • 1962 ? Soldatens karlek
  • 1963 ? Hemkomsten
  • 1963 ? Den gatfulla vagen
  • 1964 ? Pa oxens horn
  • 1965 ? Lattingen
  • 1965 ? Noveller
  • 1966 ? Det kortaste straet
  • 1967 ? Tre stigar

Posthumous releases [ edit ]

  • 1968 ? Hallonflickan
  • 1971 ? Den bla dragonen. Sjalvbiografiska berattelser
  • 1973 ? Angslyckan och andra berattelser

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Fridegard i det som blivit Habo" . Habo Municipality . Retrieved 16 June 2010 . [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ^ "Jan Fridegard" . Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish) . Retrieved 16 June 2010 . (subscription required)
  3. ^ Lynda G. Adamson, World Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and Young Adults . Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN   9781573560665 (p. 34).