Jerusalem is a novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerl�f, published in two parts in 1901 and 1902. The narrative spans several generations in the 19th century, and focuses on several families in Dalarna, Sweden, and a community of Swedish emigrants in Jerusalem. It is loosely based on a real emigration that took place from the parish of N�s in 1896. As part of her research Lagerl�f went to visit Horatio and Anna Spafford at the American Colony, Jerusalem. The first four chapters of the first book were ...
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Jerusalem is a novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerl�f, published in two parts in 1901 and 1902. The narrative spans several generations in the 19th century, and focuses on several families in Dalarna, Sweden, and a community of Swedish emigrants in Jerusalem. It is loosely based on a real emigration that took place from the parish of N�s in 1896. As part of her research Lagerl�f went to visit Horatio and Anna Spafford at the American Colony, Jerusalem. The first four chapters of the first book were adapted into two ambitious films by Victor Sj�str�m in 1919 and 1920, Sons of Ingmar and Karin Daughter of Ingmar. Sj�str�m originally intended to film the entire suite, but decided to cancel the project after the second film received unenthusiastic critical response. Gustaf Molander picked up where Sj�str�m left and released his adaptation of the first book, Ingmarsarvet, in 1925, followed by the second, Till �sterland, in 1926. The Danish filmmaker Bille August directed a 1996 film version with the title Jerusalem. A stage adaptation, Ingmarsspelen, has become an annual tradition in N�s, Dalarna, where it has been performed outdoors every year since 1959. (wikipedia.org)
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