Ivar Lo-Johansson

Ivar Lo-Johansson

Ivar Lo-Johansson (February 23, 1901 - April 11, 1990) was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school.

He described the situation of the Swedish land-workers, "statare", in his novels, short stories and journalism, which encouraged the adoption of certain land reforms in Sweden. He also caused much controversy with his features on old-age pensioners, Gypsies and other non-privileged people.

Lo-Johansson is however best known for his vivid recollections of the life in Swedish trade-unionist and literary circles of the twenties, thirties and forties. He also continued throughout his long life to insist that literature should face the world from the under-dog's perspective.

Works

*"Vagabondliv i Frankrike" (1927)
*"Kolet i våld". Skisser från de engelska gruvarbetarnas värld (1928)
*"Ett lag historier" (1928)
*"Nederstigen i dödsriket". Fem veckor i Londons fattigvärld (1929)
*"Zigenare". En sommar på det hemlösa folkets vandringsstigar (1929)
*"Mina städers ansikten" (1930)
*"Jag tvivlar på idrotten" (1931)
*"Måna är död" (1932)
*"Godnatt, jord" (1933)
*"Statarna" (1936-37)
*"Jordproletärerna" (1941)
*"Bara en mor" (1939)
*"Traktorn" (1943)
*"Geniet" (1947)
*"En proletärförfattares självbiografi" (1951-60)
**"Analfabeten" (1951)
**"Gårdfarihandlaren" (1953)
**"Stockholmaren" (1954)
**"Journalisten"
**"Författaren"
**"Socialisten"
**"Soldaten"
**"Proletärförfattaren"
*"Elektra Kvinna år" 2070 (1967)
*"Passionssviten" (1968-72)
*"Lyckan" (1962)
*"Astronomens hus" (1966)
*"Ordets makt" (1973)
*"Lastbara berättelser" (1974)
*Memoirs (1978-85)
**"Pubertet". (1978)
**"Asfalt". (1979)
**"Tröskeln". (1982)
**Frihet". (1985)
*"Till en författare" (1988)
*"Skriva för livet" (1989)
* "Blå Jungfrun" (posthumous, 1990)
* "Tisteldalen"(posthumous, 1990)


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