The Last Letter Home
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| Unto a Good Land | |
| Author | Vilhelm Moberg |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sista brevet till Sverige |
| Translator | Gustaf Lannestock |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | The Emigrants suite |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Bonniers (Swedish edition) |
| Publication date | 1959 |
| Published in English |
1961 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 311 pp (Swedish edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-87351-322-3 |
| Preceded by | The Settlers |
| Followed by | None |
The Last Letter Home (Swedish: Sista brevet till Sverige) is a novel by Vilhelm Moberg from 1959. It is the fourth and final part of the The Emigrants suite, and also the shortest book of the four and has a higher pace than the other books. It tells about Karl-Oskar and Kristina in their late life and eventual death. The novel has a slightly more reflective perspective than the other three, and we get to follow historic events such as The American Civil War and the Sioux Outbreak of 1862 through the perspective of the settlers.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptions
- The New Land, a 1972 sequel to the first film, based on the last two novels.
| The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg | |
| Novels: The Emigrants | Unto a Good Land | The Settlers | The Last Letter Home | |
| Films: The Emigrants | The New Land Musical: Kristina från Duvemåla | |
