Birger Sjöberg
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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),[1] a somewhat Dickensian relation about stock-exchange gambling in the twenties, and the frantic efforts to recover.
Birger Sjöberg | |
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Born | (1885-12-06)6 December 1885 Vänersborg, Sweden |
Died | 30 April 1929(1929-04-30) (aged 43) Växjö, Sweden |
Occupation(s) | poet, novelist, songwriter |
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.[1]
After his death in 1929, a new series of songs and a selection of poems were published.[1]