Editing Vilhelm Moberg (section)

==''The Emigrants'' series==

From 1948 to 1960, Moberg lived in [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]]. While there, he wrote his most famous work, [[The Emigrants (novel series)|''The Emigrants'' series of four novels]], written between 1949 and 1959.<ref>{{cite web |date=1978-10-26 |title=Film crew in Carmel to trace work of noted author |url=https://archive.org/details/ccarm_004332/page/n5/mode/2up?q=%22Vilhelm+Moberg%22 |access-date=2022-11-09 |work=The Carmel Pine Cone |page=7}}</ref> The series describes one Swedish family's emigration from [[Småland]] to [[Chisago County, Minnesota]] in the mid‑19th century. This was a destiny shared by almost one million Swedish people, including several of the author's relatives.  These novels have been translated into English: ''[[The Emigrants (Moberg novel)|The Emigrants]]'' (1951), ''[[Unto a Good Land]]'' (1954), ''[[The Settlers (novel)|The Settlers]]'' (1961), and ''[[The Last Letter Home]]'' (1961). His literary portrayal of the [[Swedish‑American]] immigrant experience is considered comparable to [[Ole Edvart Rølvaag]]'s work depicting that of [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian‑American]] immigrants. 

[[File:Vilhelm Moberg House.jpg|thumb|right|The Vilhelm Moberg House in [[Carmel Point]].]]The Vilhelm Moberg House is located on [[Carmel Point]] at 2423 San Antonio Avenue, near Isabella & Martin Way. Moberg also lived for a time in the guesthouse of Gustaf Lannestock, his friend and translator, at 26085 Scenic Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ci.carmel.ca.us/sites/main/files/file-attachments/homes_of_famous_carmelites_0.pdf?1564762654 |title=Homes of Famous Carmelites|website=ci.carmel.ca.us |place=Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|date=1992|page=|access-date=2023-04-11}}</ref>

===Films and musical===
Swedish [[film director]] [[Jan Troell]] in 1971–72 adapted the books into two major feature films, ''[[The Emigrants (film)|The Emigrants]]'' (based on the first two novels) and ''[[The New Land (1972 film)|The New Land]]'' (based on the second two), both starring [[Max von Sydow]] and [[Liv Ullmann]] as Karl Oskar and Kristina. These were nominated for several [[Academy Award]]s, and ''The New Land'' won [[Golden Globe Award]]s.

The [[musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Kristina från Duvemåla]]'' (English title ''Kristina'') (1995) by ex‑[[ABBA]] members [[Björn Ulvaeus]] and [[Benny Andersson]] is based on Moberg's ''The Emigrants Series''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=56|title=Jim Colyer|work=jimcolyer.com}}</ref>

A later film adaptation, known simply as ''The Emigrants'' was released in 2021, and in August 2022 on digital platforms.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Emigrants (2021)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_emigrants_2021| publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en-US|access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/26/the-emigrants-review-gritty-old-worlders-make-rewarding-trek-to-american-frontier|title=The Emigrants review – gritty old-worlders make rewarding trek to American frontier|last=Felperin |first=Leslie|work=The Guardian|date=26 July 2022|access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>

Several other works by Moberg have been turned into films and TV series in Sweden over the years.
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