Ivar Lo-Johansson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Harry Martinson and Ivar Lo-Johansson (right)

Ivar Lo-Johansson (23 February 1901, Ösmo - 11 April 1990, Stockholm) was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school.

He described the situation of the Swedish land-workers, statare, in his novels, short stories and journalism, which encouraged the adoption of certain land reforms in Sweden. He also caused much controversy with his features on old-age pensioners, Gypsies and other non-privileged people.

Lo-Johansson is however best known for his vivid recollections of the life in Swedish trade-unionist and literary circles of the twenties, thirties and forties. He also continued throughout his long life to insist that literature should face the world from the under-dog's perspective.

[edit] Works

  • Vagabondliv i Frankrike (1927)
  • Kolet i våld. Skisser från de engelska gruvarbetarnas värld (1928)
  • Ett lag historier (1928)
  • Nederstigen i dödsriket. Fem veckor i Londons fattigvärld (1929)
  • Zigenare. En sommar på det hemlösa folkets vandringsstigar (1929)
  • Mina städers ansikten (1930)
  • Jag tvivlar på idrotten (1931)
  • Måna är död (1932)
  • Godnatt, jord (1933)
  • Kungsgatan (1935)
  • Statarna (1936–37)
  • Jordproletärerna (1941)
  • Bara en mor (1939)
  • Traktorn (1943)
  • Geniet (1947)
  • "En proletärförfattares självbiografi" (1951–60)
    • Analfabeten (1951)
    • Gårdfarihandlaren (1953)
    • Stockholmaren (1954)
    • Journalisten
    • Författaren
    • Socialisten
    • Soldaten
    • Proletärförfattaren
  • Elektra Kvinna år 2070 (1967)
  • "Passionssviten" (1968–72)
  • Lyckan (1962)
  • Astronomens hus (1966)
  • Ordets makt (1973)
  • Lastbara berättelser (1974)
  • Memoirs (1978–85)
    • Pubertet. (1978)
    • Asfalt. (1979)
    • Tröskeln. (1982)
    • Frihet. (1985)
  • Till en författare (1988)
  • Skriva för livet (1989)
  • Blå Jungfrun (posthumous, 1990)
  • Tisteldalen(posthumous, 1990)


Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages