Ivar Lo-Johansson

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Ivar Lo-Johansson (1953)

Ivar Lo-Johansson (born February 21, 1901 in Ösmo , Nynäshamn municipality , † April 11, 1990 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish writer.

life and work

Ivar Lo-Johansson was born in 1901 to a farm laborer. He left school at the age of eleven and worked, among other things, as a farm worker, postman or construction worker. He learned several languages ​​self-taught. Between 1919 and 1923 Lo-Johansson was involved in the youth organization of the Social Democrats .

Between 1922 and 1925 he worked for various newspapers, e.g. B. the Nynäshamns tidning until he set out on a trip to Europe in 1925 to gain experience for his writing career. Until his literary breakthrough in 1932, he wrote travel reports, short stories and poetry with Måna är död .

In 1964, Uppsala University awarded Lo-Johannsson an honorary doctorate .

Lo-Johansson is considered the leading author of the so-called Agricultural School, a group of Swedish writers from the agricultural milieu who wrote about their childhood, which was marked by poverty and joylessness, and the struggle for existence of their youth. In novels, short stories and theoretical writings, he describes the fate of individuals and the collective of all farm workers. He lived in Stockholm's Mariaberget district for more than five decades .

Lo-Johansson is known for his vivid descriptions of the literary circles of the 20s, 30s and 40s. He was of the opinion that literature should always take the perspective of the underdog .

Stylistically, naturalism and documentary realism alternate.

Publications

  • Vagabondliv i Frankrike (1927)
  • Kolet i våld. Skisser från de engelska gruvarbetarnas värld (1928)
  • Ett lay historier (1928)
  • Nederstigen i dödsriket. Fem veckor i Londons fattigvärld (1929)
  • Gypsies. En sommar på det hemlösa folkets vandringsstigar (1929)
  • Mina städers annihilated (1930)
  • Jag tvivlar på idrotten (1931; debattbok)
  • Måna är död (1932)
  • Godnatt, jord (1933) (German good night, earth )
  • Kungsgatan (1935)
  • Statarna (del 1-2, 1936-37)
  • Jordproletärerna (1941)
  • Bara en mor (1939)
  • Tractor (1943)
  • Geniet (1947)
  • En proletärförfattares självbiografi (1951-60)
    • Anal Fabians (1951)
    • Gårdfarihandlaren (1953) (Eng. From farm to farm )
    • Stockholm maren (1954)
    • Journalists (1956)
    • Författaren (1957)
    • Socialists (1958)
    • Soldiers (1959)
    • Proletärförfattaren (1960)
  • Lyckan (1962) (dt. Love happiness )
  • Astronomens hus (1966)
  • Elektra. Kvinna år 2070 (1967)
  • Passion vitae (1968-72)
  • Passionerna (1968)
  • Martyrerna (1968)
  • Girigbukarna (1969)
  • Karriäristerna (1969)
  • Vällustingarna (1970)
  • Lögnhalsarna (1971)
  • Vishetslärarna (1972)
  • Ordets makt (1973)
  • Lastbara Berättelser (1974)
  • Memoarer (1978-85)
  • Pub rated (1978)
  • Asfalt (1979)
  • Troublemaker (1982)
  • Frihet (1985)
  • Till en författare (1988)
  • Skriva for livet (1989)
  • Blå Jungfrun. En roman om diktens födelse (posthumous 1990)
  • Tisteldalen Dikter (posthumously 1990)

Web links

Commons : Ivar Lo-Johansson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ivar Lo-Johansson in: Authors' Calendar (Petri Liukkonen), as of July 21, 2010
  2. ↑ Gero von Wilpert : Lexicon of world literature : foreign language authors . Stuttgart: Kröner, 2004 p. 1079
personal data
SURNAME Lo-Johansson, Ivar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Ösmo , Nynäshamn (municipality)
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1990
Place of death Stockholm