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Dagdrivarna

Finnish literary school
Also known as: Idlers
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  • FranzĂ©n, oil painting by J.G. Sandberg, 1828; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
    Finnish literature
    / Origins

    
of prose writers known as Dagdrivarna (“Idlers”) emerged with a crisp, cynical, and analytical tone, in style and motif akin to the Swedes Hjalmar Söderberg and Bo Bergman. The greatest talent among the Idlers belonged to Runar Schildt, whose novellas and plays dealt with ethical and artistic problems (e.g., HĂ€xskogen


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of prose writers known as Dagdrivarna (“Idlers”) emerged with a crisp, cynical, and analytical tone, in style and motif akin to the Swedes Hjalmar Söderberg and Bo Bergman. The greatest talent among the Idlers belonged to Runar Schildt, whose novellas and plays dealt with ethical and artistic problems (e.g., HĂ€xskogen


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