- Hjalmar Bergman
Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (
November 19 ,1883 -January 1 ,1931 ) was a Swedish writer and playwright.The son of a banker, Bergman studied at
Uppsala University . He married the daughter of actor and producerAugust Lindberg .Most of his output takes place in a small town in mid-Sweden, which is growing into a parallel universe in a Balzacian manner. The shameful secrets of dozen of interwoven families gradually come out of the closet as the stories grow increasingly symbolic. A pessimistic outlook is always counter-balanced by a grotesque humour - indeed in a book like "Markurells i Wadköping" the latter almost succeeds in completely shading the former.
After an unsuccessful bout as a manuscript writer in Hollywood Bergman's alcoholism took over, from which he died prematurely.
Works
* "Maria, Jesu moder" (1905)
* "Amourer" (1910)
* "Hans Nåds testamente" (1910, "His Grace's Will" or "The Baron's Will")
* "Marionettspel" (1917)
* "Markurells i Wadköping" (1919, "God's Orchid")
* "Farmor och vår Herre" (1921, "Thy Rod and Thy Staff")
* "Chefen Fru Ingeborg" (1924)
* "Clownen Jac" (1930, "The Clown Jac")External links
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