The Settlers (Swedish: Nybyggarna, 1956) is a novel by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg. It is the third and the longest part of his four novels in the series The Emigrants.
 First edition | |
| Author | Vilhelm Moberg |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Plot
editThe book tells about the Swedish immigrants' new life in the United States, where most of the Nilsson party and their friends have started to feel at home.
It also follows the journey of Robert Nilsson and his friend Arvid on the California Trail. They went west to join the Gold Rush.
Film, television or theatrical adaptions
edit- The New Land, a 1972 sequel to the first film by Jan Troell, The Emigrants (1971), is based on the last two novels, The Settlers and The Last Letter Home.
References
edit- ^ Book Cover Lover: Vilhelm Moberg - Nybyggarna Retrieved 2015-12-23.
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