The Settlers (novel)
Appearance
Author | Vilhelm Moberg |
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Original title | 'Nybyggarna' |
Translator | Gustaf Lannestock |
Cover artist | Nisse Zetterberg[1] |
Language | Swedish |
Series | The Emigrants |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Bonniers (Swedish) |
Publication date | 1956 |
Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1961 |
Media type | |
Pages | 535 pp (Swedish edition) |
ISBN | 0-87351-321-5 |
OCLC | 32391776 |
839.73/72 20 | |
LC Class | PT9875.M5 N913 1995 |
Preceded by | Unto a Good Land |
Followed by | The Last Letter Home |
The Settlers (Swedish: Nybyggarna) is a novel by Vilhelm Moberg from 1956. It is the third and the longest part of the series The Emigrants.
Plot
The book tells about the group's new life in America where most of them now have started to feel at home. It also follows Robert and Arvid's journey on the California Trail.
Film, television or theatrical adaptions
- The New Land, a 1972 sequel to the first film, based on the last two novels.
References
- ^ Book Cover Lover: Vilhelm Moberg - Nybyggarna Retrieved 2015-12-23.