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[[File:Kjellgren, Josef i VJ 1943.jpg|thumb|Josef Kjellgren in the early 1940's.]] |
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'''Josef Kjellgren''', born 13 november 1907 in [[Mörkö]], [[Södermanland]], died 8 april 1948 in [[Stockholm]] was a swedish writer. |
'''Josef Kjellgren''', born 13 november 1907 in [[Mörkö]], [[Södermanland]], died 8 april 1948 in [[Stockholm]] was a swedish writer.<ref name="SBL"> |
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| ⚫ | Kjellgren was a [[proletarian literature|proletarian writer]] and a member of the influential [[modernist literature|modernist]] literary group [[Fem unga]] ("Five young men") who published an anthology of the same name in 1929. Kjellgrens main theme was solidarity within the [[working class]]. He published modernist proletarian poetry and books about his travels in Europe in the early 1930's. But he is best known for his later novels, including ''Människor kring en bro'' (1935), about the building of [[Västerbron]] in Stockholm, and ''Smaragden'' (1936).<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> |
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Kjellgren was also a [[journalist]] and wrote a play, ''Okänd svensk soldat'' (1938), which was later filmed. He died of [[tubercolosis]] in 1948.<ref name="SBL" /><ref name="Holmer" /> |
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| ⚫ | Kjellgren was a [[proletarian literature|proletarian writer]] and a member of the literary group [[Fem unga]] ("Five young men") who |
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Revision as of 09:12, 12 November 2015
Josef Kjellgren, born 13 november 1907 in Mörkö, Södermanland, died 8 april 1948 in Stockholm was a swedish writer.[1]
Kjellgren was a proletarian writer and a member of the influential modernist literary group Fem unga ("Five young men") who published an anthology of the same name in 1929. Kjellgrens main theme was solidarity within the working class. He published modernist proletarian poetry and books about his travels in Europe in the early 1930's. But he is best known for his later novels, including Människor kring en bro (1935), about the building of Västerbron in Stockholm, and Smaragden (1936).[1][2]
Kjellgren was also a journalist and wrote a play, Okänd svensk soldat (1938), which was later filmed. He died of tubercolosis in 1948.[1][2]
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