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),''Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of literature'', (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster,1995) p. 1038.
/ref> 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 bok'' (Frida's book), which was both a critical and popular success. Following a series of concert tours, he withdrew from public life and focused on his writing. After his death in 1929, a new series of songs and a selection of poems were published.

Selected works

Prose and poetry by Birger Sjöberg: * ''Fridas bok'' (Frida's book) 1922 * ''Kvartetten som sprängdes'' (The quartet that split up) 1924 * ''Kriser och kransar'' (Crises and laurel wreaths) 1926 * ''Fridas andra Bok'' (Frida's second book) 1929 * ''Minnen från jorden'' (Memories from the Earth) 1940

Translations of his works in English

* ''Anthology of Swedish Lyrics'' 1930 * ''Modern Swedish Poetry Pt. 2'' 1936 * ''Scandinavian Songs and Ballads'' 1950 * ''Twentieth Century Scandinavian Poetry'' 1950 * ''Twelve Pieces from Frida's Book'' 1975 * ''When First I Ever 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 ''A History of Swedish Literature'' edited by Lars G. Warme, (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1996).

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File:Kvartetten-som-sprangdes-1962.jpg, The Quartet That Split Up 1962

References

External links

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Paris of the North
Translations
''The butterfly at Haga'' (Fjärilen på Haga)

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