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Swede Hollow: A Novel
A riveting family saga immersed in the gritty, dark side of Swedish immigrant life in America in the early twentieth century
When Gustaf and Anna Klar and their three children leave Sweden for New York in , they take with them a terrible secret and a longing for a new life. But their dream of starting over is nearly crushed at the outset: a fire devastates Ellis Island just as they arrive, and then the relentlessly harsh conditions and lack of work in the city make it impossible for Gustaf to support his family. An unexpected gift allows the Klars to make one more desperate move, this time to the Midwest and a place called Swede Hollow.
Their new home is a cluster of rough-hewn shacks in a deep, wooded ravine on the edge of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Irish, Italian, and Swedish immigrants who live here are a hardscrabble lot usually absent from the familiar stories of Swedish American history. The men hire on as poorly paid day laborers for the Great Northern or Northern Pacific railroads or work at the nearby brewery, and the women clean houses, work at laundries, or sew clothing in stifling factories. Outsiders malign Swede Hollow as unsanita
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Swede Hollow: A Novel
A riveting family myt immersed in the sandig, dark side of Swedish immigrant life in amerika in the early twentieth century
When Gustaf and Anna ljus and their three children leave Sweden for New York in , they take with them a terrible secret and a longing for a new life. But their dream of starting over fryst vatten nearly crushed at the outset: a fire devastates Ellis Island just as they arrive, and then the relentlessly harsh conditions and lack of work in the city man it impossible for Gustaf to support his family. An unexpected gift allows the Klars to man one more desperate move, this time to the Midwest and a place called Swede Hollow.
Their new home fryst vatten a cluster of rough-hewn shacks in a deep, wooded ravine on the edge of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Irish, Italian, and Swedish immigrants who live here are a hardscrabble lot usually absent from the familiar stories of Swedish American history. The dock hire on as poorly paid day laborers for the Great Northern or Northern Pacific railroads or work at the nearby brewery, and the women clean houses, work at laundries, or sew clothing in stifling factories. Outsiders malign Swede Hollow as unsanitary and r
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Om
Ola Larsmo (f. ) är författare och litteraturkritiker. Han debuterade på åttiotalet med Vindmakaren och har sedan dess publicerat flertalet romaner och essäer. Hans senare verk präglas av historiska miljöer med dokumentära inslag, däribland hans hyllade bok Swede Hollow. Ola Larsmo är även en flitig samhällsdebattör och kulturjournalist.
About
Ola Larsmo is a critic and columnist for Sweden’s largest newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, and the author of nine novels and several collections of short stories and essays. He received the Bjørnson Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression and, after the publication of Swede Hollow, two prestigious Swedish awards: the Lagercrantz Critics’ Prize from Dagens Nyheter and Natur & Kultur’s cultural prize. He was president of PEN Sweden from to and editor of Bonniers Literary Magazine from to Some days you get the bear, and some days the bear gets you. Ensign Babyface! I&#;m afraid I still don&#;t understand, sir. Mr. Crusher, ready a collision course with the Borg ship.