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Lo-Johansson Ivar
(1901—1990)

Ivar Lo-Johansson was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. He described the situation of the Swedish land-workers, statare, in his novels, short stories and journalism, which encouraged the adoption of certain land reforms in Sweden. He also caused much controversy with his features on old-age pensioners, Gypsies and other non-privileged people. Lo-Johansson is however best known for his vivid recollections of the life in Swedish trade-unionist and literary circles of the twenties, thirties and forties. He also continued throughout his long life to insist that literature should face the world from the under-dog's perspective.

Bulgaria, 1977, Signatures of writers

Sweden, 2001, Ivar Lo-Johansson

Sweden, 2001, «The Last Vanload of Furniture of the Agricultural Labourers»