Ivar Lo-Johansson
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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.
[edit] 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)