Jerusalem (eBook)

Historical Novel

Selma Lagerlöf (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
199 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406605765-7 (EAN)

Infos

Jerusalem is a novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf. It is based on a real emigration that took place from the parish of Nås in 1896. The narrative spans several generations in the 19th century, and focuses on several families in Dalarna, Sweden, and a community of Swedish emigrants in Jerusalem.
Lagerlöf's visit in 1900 to the American Colony in Jerusalem became the inspiration for the book. The royal family and the Swedish Academy gave her substantial financial support to continue her passion. Jerusalem was also acclaimed by critics, who began comparing her to Homer and Shakespeare, so that she became a popular figure both in Sweden and abroad.

Autor

Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was a Swedish author and teacher. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.9.2020
• Übersetzer: Velma Swanston Howard
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Schlagworte: 19th century Sweden • American Colony influence • Anne of Green Gables • George MacDonald • Gone with the Wind • historical fiction • immigration story • Jane Austen • Janette Oke • Laura Ingalls Wilder • literary classic • looking for Alaska • Louisa May Alcott • Multi-generational narrative • Nobel Prize winner • pansy • Selma Lagerlöf legacy • Swedish culture • Swedish emigrants • The Overdue Life of Amy Byler