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Swedish writer (1897–1968)
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Jan Fridegård
Fridegård in the early 1940sFridegård in the early 1940s
BornJohan Fridolf Johansson
(1897-06-14)14 June 1897
Uppland, Sweden
Died8 September 1968(1968-09-08) (aged 71)
Resting placeUppsala gamla kyrkogård
LanguageSwedish
NationalitySwedish

Jan Fridegård, born Johan Fridolf "Fride" Johansson, (14 June 1897 – 8 September 1968) was a Swedish writer 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).

Bibliography

  • 1931 – Den svarta lutan
  • 1933 – En natt i juli [sv]
  • 1935 – Jag Lars Hård [sv]
  • 1936 – Barmhärtighet
  • 1936 – Tack för himlastegen
  • 1937 – Offer
  • 1938 – Äran och hjältarna [sv]
  • 1939 – Statister (bok)|Statister
  • 1940 – Trägudars land [sv]
  • 1941 – Torntuppen [sv]
  • 1942 – Här är min hand
  • 1944 – Gryningsfolket [sv]
  • 1944 – Kvarnbudet
  • 1947 – Fäderna:stenåldern
  • 1948 – Johan From, Lars Hård och andra
  • 1949 – Offerrök [sv]
  • 1950 – Kvinnoträdet
  • 1951 – Lars Hård går vidare
  • 1952 – Johan Vallareman och andra sagor
  • 1952 – Porten kallas trång [sv]
  • 1953 – Vägen heter smal
  • 1954 – Sommarorgel
  • 1955 – Larsmässa [sv]
  • 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

  • 1968 – Hallonflickan
  • 1971 – Den blå dragonen. Självbiografiska berättelser
  • 1973 – Ängslyckan och andra berättelser

References

  1. ^ "Fridegård i det som blivit Håbo". Håbo Municipality. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. "Jan Fridegård". 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).
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