Lacemaker Lekholm Has an Idea

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Also known as: “Snörmakare Lekholm får en idé”

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Lacemaker Lekholm Has an Idea (Snörmakare Lekholm får en idé) is a 1927 novel by Swedish author Gustaf Hellström. Considered his masterpiece, it is a family chronicle that spans three generations and is set in a provincial garrison town. Hellström, a realist novelist, journalist, and critic, often used his experiences abroad as settings for his early fiction, but his best work, including this novel, focuses on Swedish themes. The novel explores the lives of a family over time, offering a look into their experiences and the town's atmosphere.1

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…Lekholm får en idé (1927; Lacemaker Lekholm Has an Idea), considered his masterpiece, is a family chronicle covering three generations of life in a provincial garrison town. He also wrote a fictionalized autobiography, Stellan Petreus: en man utan humor (1921–52; “Stellan Petreus: A Man Without Humour”).
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…Lekholm får en idé (1927; Lacemaker Lekholm Has an Idea), considered his masterpiece, is a family chronicle covering three generations of life in a provincial garrison town. He also wrote a fictionalized autobiography, Stellan Petreus: en man utan humor (1921–52; “Stellan Petreus: A Man Without Humour”).
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