Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929) was a
Swedish
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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),
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/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.
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
*Swedish ballad tradition {{Use dmy dates, date=December 2020
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References
External links
*.
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)
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Swedish songwriters
Swedish poets
Swedish male writers
1885 births
1929 deaths
People from Vänersborg Municipality