Gustaf af Geijerstam

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Gustaf af Geijerstam

Gustaf af Geijerstam (born January 5, 1858 in Heds , † March 6, 1909 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish writer and representative of Swedish naturalism .

Life

Geijerstam came from a wealthy family; his father owned an ironworks . He studied at Uppsala University and then worked as a journalist and later as a publishing director in Stockholm. Gustaf af Geijerstam died in Stockholm on March 6, 1909, at the age of 51.

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Together with the later literary critic Oscar Levertin , whom he already met during his studies, Geijerstam was an important member of the literary association Det unga Sverige (German: Young Sweden ). As such, Geijerstam, influenced by August Strindberg , turned against the conservative currents, especially in literature.

In his literary work, Geijerstam often addressed problems between simple country life and the beginning of industrialization.

Works (selection)

  • Poor people (1884)
  • The District Administrator's Tales (1890)
  • Comedy of Marriage (1900)
  • Pastor Hallin (1911)
  • My boys (1897)
  • Happy People (1899)
  • Forest and Lake (1905)
  • Old letters (1906)
  • Power of women
  • Torah
  • The brother's book

literature

  • Melker Johnsson: En åttitalist. Gustaf af Geijerstam . Elander Gothenburg 1934

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personal data
SURNAME Geijerstam, Gustaf af
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Heds
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1909
Place of death Stockholm