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Jan Fridegård

ヤン・フリデガード

Yan Fridegādo

Aliases: Fride Johansson / Johan Fridolf Johansson
Pen Names: Fride Johansson（Early pen name used for publications）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1897-06-14 （Uppland）
Died
1968-09-08 （Sweden） age 71
Nationality
Swedish
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Uppland → Uppsala

Career

Occupations
writer, proletarian writer
Active Years
1931-1968

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lars Hård

1935 proletarian novel

Semi-autobiographical socially critical novel about Lars Hård, controversial for its immoral protagonist.

proletarian lifesocial criticism

Land of Wooden Gods

1940 historical novel

First part of Viking Era trilogy set in Sweden.

Viking Ageancient beliefs
Translations
  • Translated to English in 1989

People of the Dawn

1944 historical novel

Second part of the Viking trilogy.

Viking Ageancient beliefs
Translations
  • Translated to English in 1990

Sacrificial Smoke

1949 historical novel

Third part of the Viking trilogy.

Viking Ageancient beliefs
Translations
  • Translated to English in 1991

Bibliography

  • Den svarta lutan
  • En natt i juli
  • Jag Lars Hård
  • Barmhärtighet
  • Tack för himlastegen
  • Offer
  • Äran och hjältarna
  • Statister
  • Trägudars land
  • Torntuppen
  • Här är min hand
  • Gryningsfolket
  • Kvarnbudet
  • Fäderna:stenåldern
  • Johan From, Lars Hård och andra
  • Offerrök
  • Kvinnoträdet
  • Lars Hård går vidare
  • Johan Vallareman och andra sagor
  • Porten kallas trång
  • Vägen heter smal
  • Sommarorgel
  • Larsmässa
  • Lyktgubbarna
  • Flyttfåglarna
  • From och Hård
  • Arvtagarna
  • En bland eder
  • Muren
  • Svensk soldat
  • Soldathustrun
  • Mot öster - soldat!
  • Soldatens kärlek
  • Hemkomsten
  • Den gåtfulla vägen
  • På oxens horn
  • Lättingen
  • Noveller
  • Det kortaste strået
  • Tre stigar

Translations of Works

  • English translations of Viking trilogy

Style & Themes

Literary Style
straightforward writing styledirect prose
Recurring Motifs
proletarian lifehistorical themesspiritualism

Legacy

Regarded as a classic in Swedish literature.

Trivia

  • Grew up among statare in Uppland.
  • Formally changed name to Fridegård in 1930.
  • Served in the Swedish cavalry.