Birger Sjöberg [SEP] occupation
Birger Sjöberg
Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929) was a Swedish poet, novelist and songwriter, whose best-known works include the faux-naïf song collection "Fridas Bok" (Frida's Book) and the novel "Kvartetten Som Sprängdes" (The Quartet That Split Up), a somewhat Dickensian relation about stock-exchange gambling in the twenties, and the frantic efforts to recover.
Originally a journalist, Sjöberg wrote songs in his spare time. His debuted as a serious writer with the 1922 publication of "Fridas
Saw You" LP 1980
- "Swedes On Love" CD 1991
- "Frida's New Clothes" 2008
His life in English.
- "A History of Swedish Literature" 1961
- "A History of Swedish Literature" 1989
- "A History of Swedish Literature" 1996
See also.
- Swedish ballad tradition
External links.
- Birger Sjöberg at the Umeå Academic Choir.
Swedish
- Birger Sjöberg at Swedish music and film.
- "Fridas bok"