
Person
Vilhelm Moberg
Writing · 1898–1973 · Moshultamåla, Algutsboda, Sweden
Biography
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg was a Swedish author, playwright and journalist. In May 1919, he was a volunteer at Vadstena Läns Tidning and that gave him the opportunity to publish his stories, which were based on his own experiences. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his series The Emigrants. The four books, published between 1949 and 1959, deal with the Swedish emigration to the United States in the 19th century, and are the subject of two movie adaptations and a musical. Among other works are Raskens (1927) and Ride This Night (1941), a historical novel of a 17th-century rebellion in Småland acknowledged for its subliminal but widely recognized criticism against the Hitler regime.
Known for

Raskens
Writer

The Emigrants
Novel

The Emigrants
Novel

The Emigrants
Novel

The New Land
Novel

Marknadsafton
Writer
En främling lånar hus
Story

The Judge
Writer

Ride Tonight!
Novel

Widower Jarl
Theatre Play
Filmography
- 2021The EmigrantsNovel
- 1989MarknadsaftonWriter
- 1985En främling lånar husStory
- 1976RaskensWriter
- 1974The EmigrantsNovel
- 1974DomarenWriter
- 1972The New LandNovel
- 1971Widower JarlTheatre Play
- 1971The EmigrantsNovel
- 1960The JudgeWriter
- 1959Vår ofödde sonWriter
- 1945Änkeman JarlWriter
- 1945Man's WomanWriter
- 1942Ride Tonight!Novel
- 1939Rejoice While You're Young, Fellow CadetsNovel
- 1932Love and DeficitWriter
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