The Emigrants
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The Emigrants is a classic Swedish novel by Vilhelm Moberg that portrays the hardships and hopes of 19th-century Swedish farmers who emigrate to the United States.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Emigrants (1971 film) | 2 |
| The Emigrants (2015 film) | 2 |
| Invandrarna | 1 |
| The Emigrants (novel) | 1 |
| The Emigrants novel series | 1 |
| The Emigrants series | 1 |
| Utvandrarna | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | film ⓘ |
| author | Vilhelm Moberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| depictsMigrationFrom | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsMigrationTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arvid
NERFINISHED
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Karl Oskar Nilsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristina Nilsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Nilsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Jan Troell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Swedish farmers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Unto a Good Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptationTitle | The Emigrants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Last Letter Home
NERFINISHED
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The Settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ Unto a Good Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | mass Swedish emigration to North America ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Swedish realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered a classic of Swedish literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
emigration
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hope ⓘ poverty ⓘ religious oppression ⓘ search for a better life ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of peasant life
ⓘ
influence on Swedish national identity ⓘ portrayal of Swedish-American immigrant experience ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Emigrants series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Atlantic crossing to America
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hardships of rural life in Sweden ⓘ settlement in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Last Letter Home
NERFINISHED
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The Settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ Unto a Good Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Småland, Sweden
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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The Emigrants series
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The Emigrants (novel)
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The Emigrants (1971 film)
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The Emigrants (2015 film)
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The Emigrants (2015 film)
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The Emigrants novel series
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Utvandrarna
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Invandrarna
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The Emigrants (1971 film)