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'''Josef Kjellgren''', (13 November 1907, [[Mörkö]], [[Södermanland]] – 8 April 1948, [[Stockholm]]) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] writer and playwright.<ref name="SBL">
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'''Josef Kjellgren''', (13 November 1907 – 8 April 1948) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] writer and playwright.<ref name="SBL">
[https://sok.riksarkivet.se/SBL/Presentation.aspx?id=11541 Josef Kjellgren, Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon] (in swedish)</ref>
[https://sok.riksarkivet.se/SBL/Presentation.aspx?id=11541 Josef Kjellgren, Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon] (in swedish)</ref>
==Biography==
Kjellgren was born and grew up on the island of Mörkö in the [[Stockholm archipelago]]. Later, his family moved to a residence near [[Hornstull]] on [[Södermalm]] in [[Stockholm]].


Kjellgren was a [[proletarian literature|proletarian writer]] and a member of the influential [[modernist literature|modernist]] literary group ''[[Fem unga]]'' ('Five Young Ones') who published an anthology of the same name in 1929.
Kjellgren was a [[proletarian literature|proletarian writer]] and a member of the influential [[modernist literature|modernist]] literary group ''[[Fem unga]]'' (''Five Young Ones'') who published an anthology of the same name in 1929. Kjellgren's main theme was [[proletarian internationalism]] and [[solidarity]] within the working class. He published modernist proletarian poetry and books about his travels in Europe in the early 1930s, such as ''På snålskjuts genom Europa'' (''Across Europe Without a Penny in My Pocket'', 1930). However, Kjellgren is best known for his later novels, including ''Människor kring en bro'' (''People Around a Bridge'', 1935), about the building of [[Västerbron]] in Stockholm, and ''Smaragden'' (''The Emerald'', 1939).<ref name="SBL" /><ref name="Holmer">Per Holmer ''Kamp för självkänsla och socialism'', in Josef Kjellgren ''Jag är tusenden'', FIBs Lyrikklubb/Tidens förlag 1975. (in swedish)</ref> Kjellgren was also a journalist and wrote a play, ''Okänd svensk soldat'' (''Unknown Swedish Soldier'', 1938), which was the basis for the 1948 movie [[Foreign Harbour|''Främmande hamn'']] (''Foreign Harbour''), directed by [[Hampe Faustman]].
Kjellgren's main theme was [[proletarian internationalism]] and [[solidarity]] within the working class. He published modernist proletarian poetry and books about his travels in Europe in the early 1930s, such as ''På snålskjuts genom Europa'' ('Across Europe Without a Penny in My Pocket', 1930). He was a journalist and editor of the magazine ''Kulturfront'' from 1942-1944.<ref name="SBL" />


Kjellgren is best known for his later novels, including ''Människor kring en bro'' ('People Around a Bridge', 1935), about the building of [[Västerbron]] in Stockholm, and ''Smaragden'' ('The Emerald', 1939). Kjellgren also wrote a play, ''Okänd svensk soldat'' ('Unknown Swedish Soldier', 1938), which was the basis for the 1948 movie [[Foreign Harbour|''Främmande hamn'']] ('Foreign Harbour'), directed by [[Hampe Faustman]].<ref name="Holmer">Per Holmer ''Kamp för självkänsla och socialism'', in Josef Kjellgren ''Jag är tusenden'', FIBs Lyrikklubb/Tidens förlag 1975. (in swedish)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://libris.kb.se/hitlist?q=Josef+Kjellgren|title = Josef Kjellgren
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Kjellgren died of [[tuberculosis]] in 1948.<ref name="SBL" /><ref name="Holmer" />
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Kjellgren died of [[tuberculosis]] in 1948 and was buried at Högalids kolumbarium in [[Stockholm]].<ref name="SBL" /><ref name="Holmer" />


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Latest revision as of 10:52, 31 August 2022

Josef Kjellgren
Born(1907-11-13)13 November 1907
Mörkö, Södermanland, Sweden
Died8 April 1948(1948-04-08) (aged 40)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationWriter, playwright
NationalitySwedish
Period1929–48
Literary movementModernism

Josef Kjellgren, (13 November 1907 – 8 April 1948) was a Swedish writer and playwright.[1]

Biography

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Kjellgren was born and grew up on the island of Mörkö in the Stockholm archipelago. Later, his family moved to a residence near Hornstull on Södermalm in Stockholm.

Kjellgren was a proletarian writer and a member of the influential modernist literary group Fem unga ('Five Young Ones') who published an anthology of the same name in 1929. Kjellgren's main theme was proletarian internationalism and solidarity within the working class. He published modernist proletarian poetry and books about his travels in Europe in the early 1930s, such as På snålskjuts genom Europa ('Across Europe Without a Penny in My Pocket', 1930). He was a journalist and editor of the magazine Kulturfront from 1942-1944.[1]

Kjellgren is best known for his later novels, including Människor kring en bro ('People Around a Bridge', 1935), about the building of Västerbron in Stockholm, and Smaragden ('The Emerald', 1939). Kjellgren also wrote a play, Okänd svensk soldat ('Unknown Swedish Soldier', 1938), which was the basis for the 1948 movie Främmande hamn ('Foreign Harbour'), directed by Hampe Faustman.[2][3]

Kjellgren died of tuberculosis in 1948 and was buried at Högalids kolumbarium in Stockholm.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Josef Kjellgren, Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon (in swedish)
  2. ^ a b Per Holmer Kamp för självkänsla och socialism, in Josef Kjellgren Jag är tusenden, FIBs Lyrikklubb/Tidens förlag 1975. (in swedish)
  3. ^ "Josef Kjellgren". libris.kb.se. Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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