The vanished land
The Vanished Land ( Swedish: Samuel August från Sevedstorp och Hanna i Hult ) is a book by Astrid Lindgren and tells the love story of her parents Samuel August Erikson and Hanna Jonsson.
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When Samuel August was thirteen he fell in love with the nine year old Hanna. Shortly afterwards, Samuel August leaves school and initially does not see Hannah again. Samuel August is to work as a servant until he is eighteen. But one day the vicarage Näs near Vimmerby is offered for lease and although it is initially associated with some difficulties, Samuel August becomes the new tenant of the vicarage. In the next few years, Samuel met Hanna only rarely and by chance. At the age of 25, Samuel August observed Hanna at a meadow festival. But he doesn't dare to speak to her. So many men are interested in Hanna and Samuel August can't believe that she could choose him. At a wedding, Hanna realizes that Samuel August is in love with her and suggests that Samuel August go for a walk with her. Hanna promises to embroider a monogram on his hat. After a few months have passed and Samuel August has not seen Hanna again, Samuel August Hanna writes a letter. Hanna replies, but there is an exchange of letters until Samuel August unexpectedly meets Hanna again in Vimmerby and has tea with her. Later he asks Hanna on a walk whether they could live together. Hanna replies that the two of them couldn't decide that alone, but at least she gives Samuel August the first kiss. Before the wedding on June 30, 1905, Hanna hesitated a little, but then married Samuel August. When Samuel August brought his wife to Näs a fortnight later, they were to live there together for another 56 years. As long as he lives, Samuel August still mentions every day how much he loves his Hanna.
background
The book tells the love story of Astrid Lindgren's parents. In Sweden the book was first published in 1975 by Rabén & Sjögren under the title Samuel August från Sevedstorp och Hanna i Hult . In Germany it was published two years later by Oetinger Verlag.
In German-speaking countries, the book was also published as a language learning book for learning the Swedish language. In this version of the book the story is written in Swedish. In addition to the text, there are German vocabulary aids in which the difficult words are translated into German. There are also tasks for the book. In this edition of the book, however, only the chapter Samuel August från Sevedstorp och Hanna i Hult can be found, all other chapters are not included in this book.
In addition, the story of Samuel August från Sevedstorp och Hanna i Hult was published in Germany as an audio book under the title The disappeared country . In Sweden, Astrid Lindgren read the audio book personally.
In 1999 the book was voted the love story of the century in Sweden .
German and Swedish version
The German version of the book is very different from the Swedish original. Four chapters from the Swedish original have not been translated. There were two new chapters that were only published in the German edition. These were called Where do the ideas come from and The most limitless of all adventures . The chapter Where do the ideas come from was already published in 1972 in Oetinger Almanach number 10 . The Swedish chapter Luise Justine Mejer: en kärlekshistoria från 1700-talets Tyskland was published in Sweden in 2015 by Novelix as a single book. The chapter Luise Justine Mejer: en kärlekshistoria från 1700-talets Tyskland was not translated into German, nor was the chapters Andrew Peterson - en svensk pionjär i Amerika , Har boken en framtid? and Finns det olika träd .
| German version | Swedish original |
|---|---|
| Samuel August from Sevedstorp and Hanna in Hult | Samuel August from Sevedstorp and Hanna i Hult |
| The vanished land | Minnes .... |
| It started in Kristin's kitchen | Det började i Kristins kök |
| Small conversation with a future children's book author | Litet samtal med en blivande barnboksförfattare |
| - | Har boken en framtid? |
| - | Finns det olika trad |
| - | Andrew Peterson - en svensk pionjär i America |
| - | Luise Justine Mejer: en kärlekshistoria från 1700-talets Tyskland |
| The most limitless of all adventures | - |
| Where do the ideas come from? | - |
expenditure
book
- Samuel August från Sevedstorp och Hanna i Hult (1975), Swedish original edition
- The vanished country, Oetinger
Audio book
- The vanished land , read by Gisela Trowe. 1 CD. Oetinger Audio. Abridged reading. ISBN 9783837301809
Individual evidence
- ↑ Samuel August from Sevedstorp and Hanna i Hult .
- ↑ Samuel August från och Sevedstorp Hanna i Hult by Astrid Lindgren. .
- ↑ Astrid Lindgren - The Disappeared Land .
- ↑ Samuel August from Sevedstorp and Hanna i Hult .
- ↑ Lindgren, Astrid .
- ^ Luise Justine Mejer - en kärlekshistoria från 1700-talets Tyskland .