Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929) was a Swedish poet, novelist and songwriter, whose best-known works include the faux-naïf song collection Fridas Bok (Frida's Book) and the novel Kvartetten Som Sprängdes (The Quartet That Split Up),[1] a somewhat Dickensian relation about stock-exchange gambling in the twenties, and the frantic efforts to recover.
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Birger Sjöberg |
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 Sjöberg in the mid-1920s |
| Born | (1885-12-06)6 December 1885
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| Died | 30 April 1929(1929-04-30) (aged 43)
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| Occupation(s) | poet, novelist, songwriter |
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Originally a journalist, Sjöberg wrote songs in his spare time. His debuted as a serious writer with the 1922 publication of Fridas Bok (Frida's Book), which was both a critical and popular success. Following a series of concert tours, he withdrew from public life and focused on his writing.[1]
After his death in 1929, a new series of songs and a selection of poems were published.[1]
Prose and poetry by Birger Sjöberg:
- Fridas Bok (Frida's Book) 1922
- Kvartetten Som Sprängdes (The Quartet That Split Up) 1924
- Kriser Och Kransar (Crises And Laurel Wreaths) 1926
- Fridas Andra Bok (Frida's Second Book) 1929
- Minnen Från Jorden (Memories From The Earth) 1940
- Anthology of Swedish Lyrics 1930 [2]
- Modern Swedish Poetry Pt. 2 1936 [3]
- Scandinavian Songs and Ballads 1950 [4]
- Twentieth Century Scandinavian Poetry 1950 [5]
- Twelve Pieces from Frida’s Book 1975 [6]
- When First I Ever Saw You LP 1980 [7]
- Swedes On Love CD 1991 [8]
- Frida's New Clothes 2008 [9]
- A History of Swedish Literature 1961 [10]
- A History of Swedish Literature 1989 [11]
- A History of Swedish Literature 1996 [12]
Anthology of Swedish Lyrics, trans. by Charles Wharton Stork, (New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1930). Modern Swedish Poetry Pt. 2, trans. by C. D. Locock, (London: H. and W. Brown, 1936). Scandinavian Songs and Ballads, trans. by Helen Asbury, (Mullsjö: Anglo-American Center, 1950).
Twentieth Century Scandinavian Poetry, trans. by Helen Asbury and Martin S. Allwood, (Stockholm: Kooperativa Förbundets Bokförlag, 1950).
Twelve Pieces from Frida’s Book, trans. by Michael Roberts,
(Grahamstown: Michael Roberts, 1975). When First I Ever Saw You LP, trans. by Tom Fletcher and Michael
Roberts, (Stockholm: Sonet, 1980).
Swedes On Love CD, trans. by Roger Hinchliffe, (Stockholm: Roger Records, 1991).
Frida's New Clothes, trans. by Stork, Locock, Asbury, Roberts . . ., (Vänersborg: Birger Sjöberg-sällskapet, 2008).
A History of Swedish Literature by Alrik Gustafson, (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1961).
A History of Swedish Literature by Ingemar Algulin, (Stockholm: Swedish Institute, 1989).
A History of Swedish Literature edited by Lars G. Warme, (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1996).
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