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The Emigrants (1971) was based on the first two novels. The New Land (1972) was a sequel based on the last two novels. The American television series The New Land (1974) starred Scott Thomas, Bonnie Bedelia, and Kurt Russell, and was broadcast by ABC. The series was loosely based on the 1971 and 1972 film adaptations. 13 episodes were produced ...
The Emigrants helped make Jan Troell prominent internationally. The sequel, The New Land (Nybyggarna), was released in 1972. The 1974 U.S. television series The New Land is based loosely on both The Emigrants and its sequel. [26] The creation of the TV series can be attributed to the popularity of the films. [27]
The Emigrants (Swedish: Utvandrarna, 1949) is a novel by Vilhelm Moberg.It is the first of his four-novel series entitled The Emigrants.In these he explores the causes and process of the major Swedish emigration to the United States beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, and their settling in such frontier areas as the Minnesota Territory.
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg (20 August 1898 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater.His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his four‑volume series The Emigrants.
The Emigrants, a 1971 film adaption by Jan Troell of Moberg's first two novels The New Land, a sequel to the 1971 film; The Emigrants (Sebald novel), a 1993 novel by German author W.G. Sebald; The Emigrants, a novel by Norwegian author Johan Bojer Vor egen stamme or The Emigrants (1924/English 1925)
It is the second of his four-novel The Emigrants series. It was translated into English in 1954 and was also published in other languages. Together with the first novel, it was adapted as a film The Emigrants (1971), directed by Jan Troell. A sequel based on the third and fourth novels was released in 1972.
The Emigrants was first published in London by Michael Joseph and in the United States by McGraw Hill. It was reissued in 1980 by Allison and Busby , and was subsequently published by the University of Michigan Press , described as "an elaborately conceived novel, dense with dynamic characters and evocative details" that "focuses initially on ...
The tetralogy has been filmed by Jan Troell as The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972), and forms the basis of Kristina from Duvemåla, a 1995 musical by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. [69] In Sweden, the "House of Emigrants" (Emigranternas Hus) was founded in Gothenburg, the main