''The Last Letter Home'' ( sv, Sista brevet till Sverige) is a novel by

Vilhelm Moberg Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg (20 August 1898 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his series ''The Emigrants''. The four ...

from 1959. It is the fourth and final part of ''The Emigrants'' series, the shortest book of the four, with a faster pace.

Plot

This novel tells about Karl-Oskar and Kristina in their late life and eventual death. The novel has a slightly more reflective perspective than the other three, and it follows events such as

The American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

and the Sioux Outbreak of 1862 through the perspective of the settlers.

Film, television or theatrical adaptions

The New Land ''The New Land'' ( sv, Nybyggarna) is a 1972 Swedish film directed and co-written by Jan Troell and starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund, and Pierre Lindstedt. It and its 1971 predecessor, ''The Emi ...

, a 1972 sequel to the first film, based on the last two novels. 1959 Swedish novels Novels by Vilhelm Moberg Historical novels Novels set in the 1860s Novels set during the American Civil War Swedish-language novels Novels about immigration to the United States Works about Swedish-American culture {{1950s-war-novel-stub