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'It's important to have Moberg's Emigrant Novels available for another generation of readers.'―Bruce Karstadt, American Swedish Institute Print Word PDF This section contains 576 words (approx. These editions contain introductions written by Roger McKnight, Gustavus Adolphus College, and restore Moberg's bibliography not included in earlier English editions.īook 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 Småland in 1850. The Emigrants Summary & Study Guide Vilhelm Moberg This Study Guide consists of approximately 42 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Emigrants. First published between 19 in Swedish, these four books were considered a single work by Moberg, who intended that they be read as documentary 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. His consistently faithful depiction of these humble people's lives is a major strength of the Emigrant Novels. Based on the book by Vilhelm Moberg (published in 1949) depicting a few people. DescriptionĬonsidered 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. Based on the book by Vilhelm Moberg (published in 1949) depicting a few people. The first book in Vilhelm Moberg's four-volume Emigrant novel series. Minnesota Historical Society Press ( September 15, 1995)

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