The Emigrants (novel series)

The Emigrants
Statue of the main characters, Karl Oskar and Kristina, in Karlshamn
AuthorVilhelm Moberg
Original titleUtvandrarna
TranslatorGustaf Lannestock
LanguageSwedish
GenreHistoric drama
PublisherBonniers (Swedish edition)
Publication date
1949, 1952, 1956, 1959
Publication placeSweden
Published in English
1951, 1954, 1961, 1961
Media typePrint
Pages1780 (in total, Swedish edition)

The Emigrants is the collective name of a series of four novels by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg:

Written in the mid-20th century, they explore the large Swedish emigration to the United States that started about a century earlier. Many of the first immigrants settled in the Midwest, including the Minnesota Territory:

All of the books have been translated into English, in addition to numerous other languages. The novels are generally considered to be among the best works of Swedish literature.