''Fem unga'' ("Five Young Ones" or "Five Young Men") is a Swedish

anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...

published in 1929 and the name of the literary group formed by the five young

proletarian writer Proletarian literature refers here to the literature created by left-wing writers mainly for the class-conscious proletariat. Though the '' Encyclopædia Britannica'' states that because it "is essentially an intended device of revolution", it is ...

s who contributed to it: Erik Asklund, Josef Kjellgren,

Artur Lundkvist Nils Artur Lundkvist (3 March 1906 – 11 December 1991) was a Swedish writer, poet and literary critic. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1968. Artur Lundkvist published around 80 books, including poetry, prose poems, essays, short ...

, Harry Martinson and Gustav Sandgren. ''Fem unga'' played a key role in introducing literary modernism in Swedish literature.''Den svenska litteraturen V'', Bonniers 1989, page 177 (in swedish)

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Swedish literature 1929 anthologies Harry Martinson {{lit-book-stub