The Emigrants
work by Moberg
Also known as: “Utvandrarna”
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The Emigrants is a four-volume epic novel by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg. It chronicles the journey of a group of Swedish people who emigrated to America in the 1850s. Moberg, who came from a rural background, aimed to give a voice to the common people and address the difficult conditions that drove them to seek a better life elsewhere. The series includes Utvandrarna (1949–59; The Emigrants), Invandrarna (1952; Unto a Good Land), Nybyggarna (1956), and Sista brevet till Sverige (1959).12
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