The Last Letter Home

1959 novel by Vilhelm Moberg
0-87351-322-3OCLC32346926
Dewey Decimal
839.73/72 20LC ClassPT9875.M5 S513 1995Preceded byThe Settlers Followed byNone 

The Last Letter Home (Swedish: Sista brevet till Sverige) is a 1959 historical novel by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg. It is the fourth and final novel of his The Emigrants series. It is the shortest book of the four and has a faster pace.

Plot

This novel tells about Karl-Oskar and Kristina Nilson in their later lives, through their deaths. The novel has a slightly more reflective perspective than the other three. It is set against such events as The American Civil War and the Sioux Outbreak of 1862 through the perspective of the settlers.

Film, television or theatrical adaptions

  • The New Land (1972), Jan Troell's film sequel to The Emigrants, is based on the last two novels of Moberg's series: The Settlers and this one.
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  • The Emigrants (1971 film)
  • The New Land (1972 film)
  • The New Land (1974 TV series)
  • Kristina från Duvemåla (1995 musical)
Miscellaneous
  • Swedish Emigrant Institute


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