Jan Fridegård
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Jan Fridegård, born Johan Fridolf "Fride" Johansson, (14 June 1897 – 8 September 1968) was a
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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''). Lynda G. Adamson, ''World Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and Young Adults''. Greenwood Publishing Group (p. 34).


Bibliography

*1931 – ''Den svarta lutan'' *1933 – ' *1935 – ' *1936 – ''Barmhärtighet'' *1936 – ''Tack för himlastegen'' *1937 – ''Offer'' *1938 – ' *1939 – ''Statister (bok), Statister'' *1940 – ' *1941 – ' *1942 – ''Här är min hand'' *1944 – ' *1944 – ''Kvarnbudet'' *1947 – ''Fäderna:stenåldern'' *1948 – ''Johan From, Lars Hård och andra'' *1949 – ' *1950 – ''Kvinnoträdet'' *1951 – ''Lars Hård går vidare'' *1952 – ''Johan Vallareman och andra sagor'' *1952 – ' *1953 – ''Vägen heter smal'' *1954 – ''Sommarorgel'' *1955 – ' *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

1897 births 1968 deaths People from Enköping Municipality Swedish male writers Swedish historical novelists Writers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages Dobloug Prize winners Burials at Uppsala old cemetery {{Sweden-writer-stub