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Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929) was a
Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
poet, novelist and songwriter, whose best-known works include the faux-naïf song collection ''Fridas Bok'' (Frida's Book) and the novel ''Kvartetten Som Sprängdes'' (The Quartet That Split Up),''Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of literature'', (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster,1995) p. 1038.
/ref> a somewhat Dickensian relation about stock-exchange gambling in the twenties, and the frantic efforts to recover. Originally a journalist, Sjöberg wrote songs in his spare time. His debuted as a serious writer with the 1922 publication of ''Fridas Bok'' (Frida's Book), which was both a critical and popular success. Following a series of concert tours, he withdrew from public life and focused on his writing. After his death in 1929, a new series of songs and a selection of poems were published.


Selected works

Prose and poetry by Birger Sjöberg: *''Fridas Bok'' (Frida's Book) 1922 *''Kvartetten Som Sprängdes'' (The Quartet That Split Up) 1924 *''Kriser Och Kransar'' (Crises And Laurel Wreaths) 1926 *''Fridas Andra Bok'' (Frida's Second Book) 1929 *''Minnen Från Jorden'' (Memories From The Earth) 1940


Translations of his works in English

*''Anthology of Swedish Lyrics'' 1930 *''Modern Swedish Poetry Pt. 2'' 1936 *''Scandinavian Songs and Ballads'' 1950 *''Twentieth Century Scandinavian Poetry'' 1950 *''Twelve Pieces from Frida’s Book'' 1975 *''When First I Ever Saw You'' LP 1980 *''Swedes On Love'' CD 1991 *''Frida's New Clothes'' 2008


His life in English

*''A History of Swedish Literature'' 1961 *''A History of Swedish Literature'' 1989 *''A History of Swedish Literature'' 1996 ''A History of Swedish Literature'' edited by Lars G. Warme, (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1996).


Image gallery

File:Vänersborg, författaren Birger Sjöbergs födelsehem (Kronogatan-Edsgatan), den 5 juli 2006.JPG, Birger Sjöberg's birthplace in Vänersborg File:Birger Sjöberg gravsten.jpg, Birger Sjöberg's grave at the Donation Cemetery in Helsingborg File:Birger_Sjöbergs_Frida_bild.jpg, Frida statue in Vänersborg File:Kvartetten-som-sprangdes-1962.jpg, The Quartet That Split Up 1962


See also

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Swedish ballad tradition {{Use dmy dates, date=December 2020 The Scandinavian ballad tradition is the tradition of Scandinavian poetic singer-songwriters. Within the tradition, the Swedish ballad tradition has been particularly influential, but the tradition also exists in ...


References


External links

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Birger Sjöberg
at the Umeå Academic Choir. Swedish

at Swedish music and film.
''Fridas bok''
at Project Runeberg.
''Fridas andra bok''
at Project Runeberg. * ''Fridas bok'' at Swedish Wikisource. English
Birger Sjöberg profileParis of the North
Translations
''The butterfly at Haga'' (Fjärilen på Haga)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sjoberg, Birger Swedish songwriters Swedish poets Swedish male writers 1885 births 1929 deaths People from Vänersborg Municipality