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 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. {

Magical Memories - 2021-05-28 00:00:00

I Spaniens månsken - 2019-07-23 00:00:00

Swedish Songs, Broadsides & Ballads from Medieval to Present - 2019-06-07 00:00:00

Fridas bok - 2014-10-01 00:00:00

John Ulf Anderson tolkar Evert Taube, Birger Sjöberg och Ulf Peder Olrog - 2013-06-27 00:00:00

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