#nils holgerssons underbara resa genom sverige

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[federschwinge]

I tend to forget that the geese in NH are.. You know. Goose sized? :')

THEY'RE TINY!!!! DUDE I COULD JUST GRAB AKKA AND THROW HER 😭😭

[mediocrelanguagelearner]

07.05.2024

This year I plan to read 5 Swedish books, as I did for the past 2 years. I wanted to start by reading Karin Boye's Kallocain but since I'm going to Sweden this year, I thought reading Nils Holgersson's underbara resa genom Sverige would be better - to know a bit more about Sweden and maybe get some tips for what to see. Well it was more exhausting to read it than I expected and when I finished it, I just felt like I need to read something more modern. After all, last year I only read books that took place in 1860-1960 and I haven't read a book taking place after 2000 since two years ago.

So Björnstad is what I started reading. I have read only about 25 pages so far but I have to say - I'm EXCITED. It looks like ice hockey will be very important part of the story which is amazing because I love ice hockey and the world championship begins this Friday, so it feels thematical. I also wanted to read it so I could know if I want to buy the other books in the series when I'm in Sweden.

Kallocain has to wait but I promise I'll get to it eventually!

[thequeerlibrarian]

After København I visited Malmö. I liked Malmö more. But it's waaay too hot. I expected it to be a bit colder up here, not 30°C. It's my second day traveling alone and it is more difficult than I thought. It's a bit scary being alone in these very big cities but I still love it. I'm listening to Scandinavian classics while I'm on the train. Today I finished Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige by Selma Lagerlöf and started Emil i Lönneberga by Astrid Lindgren 😍

[grapehyasynth]

this is decidedly cracky but i just imagined putting Nils from Young Royals in The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige): "The book is about a young lad, Nils Holgersson, whose "chief delight was to eat and sleep, and after that he liked best to make mischief""

[llunasoll]

Én Gry & Sif 공정무역으로 네팔여성들이 수작업으로 만드는듯 하다. 크리스마스 관련으로 살까 했었는데, 갑자기 이게 눈에 밟혀서ㅋㅋ 아마도 스웨덴의 셀마 라게를뢰프(1858~1940)가 지은 장편동화인 닐스의 모험(Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige)을 만든게 아닐까 싶다. https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCr9evPF5QVnsYWXMG_GX-qXaXxV2ydL5Z2_E0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[alfabetas]

[silentambassadors]

Vila i frid, Selma Lagerlöf.  Author of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige) [Nils is seen above, riding a white goose, after he’s been turned into a tomte], Lagerlöf was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1909) and the first woman admitted to the Swedish Academy (1914).  A schoolteacher by training, Lagerlöf was also a staunch suffragette (Sweden granted suffrage to women in 1919) and, as a close correspondent of the Jewish writer Nelly Sachs helped intervene with the Royal Family to effect Sachs’s escape from Nazi Germany in 1940 (Sachs went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966).  Lagerlöf died on this date in 1940 at the age of 81.

Stamp details: Stamps on top: Issued on: November 20, 1958 From: Stockholm, Sweden MC #443-445

Bottom stamp: Issued on: From: Stockholm, Sweden MC #733

[svensklangblr]

Hello! Can you recommend Swedish writers that are a must read? Sorry if you already answered this!

hello! :) the biggest must-read for any swede (or person speaking swedish) that wants to call themselves well-read to any degree would be 

August Strindberg, who amongst others wrote Röda rummet, Tjänstekvinnans son, Ett drömspel, Fröken Julie, Inferno, En dåres försvarstal, Hemsöborna, I Havsbandet, Skärkarlsliv, Till Damaskus, Giftas, Ensam, Leka med elden 

though do note that August Stringberg lived between 1849 and 1912 and the swedish language has undergone a lot since then, alors he can be a bit hard to understand if you’re not used to reading older literature

Hjalmar Söderberg, who amongst others wrote Den allvarsamma leken, Dr. Glas, Förvillelser, Martin Bircks ungdom, Historietter, Gertrud 

Selma Lagerlöf, member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, who amongst others wrote Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige, Gösta Berlings saga, Löwensköldska ringen, Charlotte Löwensköld 

Viktor Rydberg, who amongst others wrote Singoalla, Den siste athenaren and the famous poem Tomten which is customary to read around Christmas

Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, who amongst others wrote Det går an

Stig Claesson, more famous as Slas, who amongst others wrote Blues för Mr Shelley, Vem älskar Yngve Frej?, På palmblad och rosor, Om vänskap funnes, Nästa man till rakning, Efter oss syndafloden, En vandring i solen, Att resa sig upp och gå, Flickor

Klas Östergren, member of Svenska Akademien, who amongst others has written Gentlemen, Gangsters, Den sista cigaretten

Sara Stridsberg, (up until recently member of Svenska Akademien) who amongst others has written Drömfakulteten and Darling River

Per Lagerkvist, who was a member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, who wrote amongst others Dvärgen and Ångest

the poet Harry Martinson who was a member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, and wrote amongst others Nässlorna blomma, Vägen till klockrike, Aniara 

the poet Tomas Tranströmer who won Nobelpriset i litteratur and who wrote, 17 dikter, Hemligheter på vägen, Den halvfärdiga himlen, Klanger och spår, Mörkerseende, Stigar, Östersjöar, Sanningsbarriären, Det vilda torget, För levande och döda, Sorgegondolen,  Fängelse, Den stora gåtan

the poet Gustaf Fröding who amongst others wrote Nya dikter, Guitarr och dragharmonika, Stänk och flikar

Frans G Bengtsson who wrote among others, Röde Orm

Stig Larsson who has written amongst others, Autisterna, Nyår, and who worked on Kris together with Horace Engdahl, Tomas Näsholm and a list of other important names in modern swedish literature

Per Wästberg who is a member of Svenska Akademien and who has written amongst others Förbjudet område, Minnets stigar

the (primarily) poet Kristina Lugn who is a member of Svenska Akademien and who has written amongst others om jag inte, Till min man, om han kunde läsa, Döda honom!, om ni hör ett skott…, Percy Wennerfors, Bekantskap önskas med äldre bildad herre,  Hundstunden, Hej då, ha det så bra!

Göran Tunström who wrote among others Tjuven, Juloratoriet, Berömda män som varit i Sunne

Ivar Lo-Johansson who wrote among others Godnatt, jord, Pubertet, Bara en mor, Analfabeten, Jordproletärerna, Stockholmaren, Statarna

Vilhelm Moberg who wrote among others Utvandrarna, Invandrarna, Nybyggarna, Det gamla riket, Sista brevet till Sverige, Långt från landsvägen

Per Anders Fogelström who wrote among others Sommaren med Monika, Medan staden sover, Mina drömmars stad, Möten i skymningen, Barn av sin stad, Minns du den stad, I en förvandlad stad

Bodil Malmsten who wrote among others Nefertiti i Berlin, Och en månad går fortare nu än ett hjärtslag, Priset på vatten i Finistère

Karin Boye who wrote among others Ja visst gör det ont, Kris, Kallocain

Agnes von Krusenstjerna who wrote among others Tony-triologin, Fröknarna von Pahlensviten, Ninas dagbok, Helenas första kärlek, Fru Esters pensionat

if you want to know more about swedish literature (or literature in general) you can read the books of literary scholar Sara Danius, especially Husmoderns död

[littlewolflibrarian]

I gave myself some time to read and drink tea after breakfast yesterday.  It was good! :3  Didn’t do that today, because I decided to use my legs instead of the subway. That’s 20 more minutes! (I’m already walking home for 24 minutes as it is) That was good too :3 Might do it tomorrow as well! o)3(o Beautiful illustration! By Bertil Lybeck

Nils Holgerssons eventyrlige reise gjennom Sverige - Bok 1 by Selma Lagerlöf  [978-82-7488-539-4] [Nob] (Book one of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. [Eng] Original title: Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige [Swe])

[historyscreech]

Draw the Swedes as famous Swedish characters!

SatW brother Sweden as “Nils Holgersson” from a famous book called “Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige” (Nils Holgersson’s wonderful journey througt Sweden) about a boy that’s mean against everyone, and one day meets a magic “Nisse” that turns him small to teach him a lesson. Nils then flies away with a Goose named “Mårten” and together they fly throughout Sweden.

Aph Sweden as “Madicken”. She’s a girl who lives in “Junibacken” with her sister and parents. she and her sister switch personalities a bit throughout the stories, but it’s a great book. One time Madicken tries to fly down from a roof with an umbrella.

and then we have sister Sweden as Pippi Longstocking. We have probably all Heard of her. RIGHT? *Swedish glare* well, she’s a girl who lives in Gotland (an iland in Sweden) together with her Monkey and Horse. She’s not like any average girl, no, no. She’s extremly strong!  She also has a suitcase filled with Money. The book is mostly written from the two other kid’s perspective, Tommy and Annika. They live a boring Life where they’re almost not allowed to do anything fun. So they hang out with Pippi, that Always has ideas on fun things to do. 

God I love Pippi

Pippi was my childhood

[federschwinge]

Redraw of that scene were Morten defends Dunfin from Smirre 💥

It turned out a bit wonky woops-

[mediocrelanguagelearner]

13.01.2024

I planned on reading Karin Boye's Kallocain as my first Swedish book this year but I ended up starting Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige. It's because I'll be travelling through Sweden this year and well, thought it would be nice to read it before I go. The story was written in 1906 and first I was afraid it'll be too difficult to read, but it's been fine? Sure, some verbs have weird past tenses, but I can understand them just fine.

The best thing is that there is the whole audiobook on Spotify and it's really nice to listen to, so I've been listening and reading at the same time which is great for learning. I've already come upon some words I was pronouncing incorrectly.

So far the book is entertaining but since it's so long, it's a bit daunting to get myself to read it. I've been trying to read for 30 minutes every day but still it'll take me probably two months to read it.

[teddylearnslanguages]

100 Days of Languages: Day 32

37. Read 3 pages from a comic/book/magazine.

I read the first three pages of Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige.

[biblioncollection]

Wonderful Adventures of Nils | Selma Lagerlöf | Children's Fiction, Fantastic Fiction, General Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales | Audiobook full unabridged | English | 1/11 Content of the video and Sections beginning time (clickable) - Chapters of the audiobook: please see First comments under this video. Selma Lagerlöf was born in Vaermland, Sweden, in 1858 and enjoyed a long and very successful career as a writer, receiving the Nobel-Price in Literature in 1909. She died in Vaermland in 1940. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Orig. Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige) is a famous work of fiction by Selma Lagerlöf, published in two parts in 1906 and 1907. The background for publication was a commission from the National Teachers Association in 1902 to write a geography reader for the public schools. "She devoted three years to Nature study and to familiarizing herself with animal and bird life. She has sought out hitherto unpublished folklore and legends of the different provinces. These she has ingeniously woven into her story." (From translator Velma Swanston Howard's introduction.) (Summary by Lars Rolander and Wikipedia] This is a Librivox recording. If you want to volunteer please visit https://librivox.org/ by Priceless Audiobooks

[victoriamartinezwriter]

Many of us dive into books, living in other places and as other people for as long as the pages last. If we're lucky, the book is so good that the characters leap from the pages into our world, permeating our thoughts as we go through daily routines. Though small, this sculpture by Swedish artist Ralf Borselius is for me the quintessence of this beautiful dynamic. Even better, it is a monument to a book written by a woman author, Swede Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Entitled "Sprungen ur boken" (Out of the Book), the sculpture was unveiled on November 24, 2006, in Karlskrona, Sweden, to mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Lagerlöf's book, "Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige" (Nils Holgersson's wonderful journey across Sweden). In the book and its second volume, which was published in 1907, mischievous 14-year-old Nils flies around Sweden on the back of a goose, taking in the country from top to tail. He runs into some trouble along the way, including in Karlskrona, which is perhaps why he's fleeing the pages of his own story. An English translation of the two volumes entitled "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" is available to download for free at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2SDQanJ. You can also see Nils' journey mapped out at WikiVoyage: https://tinyurl.com/y822c6fk. Personal photo from January 4, 2018, in Karlskrona, Sweden. #SelmaLagerlöf #RalfBorselius #NilsHolgersson #Art #Literature #Sweden #Sculpture #WomenWriters #Reading #Traveling (at Amiralitetskyrkan Ulrica Pia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsS-nJjgl25/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t8cymye4mqa3