Swede Hollow : a novel
(Book)

Maps on endpapers.

Swede Hollow was first published in Swedish by Albert Bonniers Förlag, Sweden.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Swedish novelist Ola Larsmo's historical novel Swede Hollow follows a group of Swedish immigrants at the turn of the 20th century and their experiences trying to forge a life for their families in Swede Hollow, a collection of shacks in a wooded ravine on the edge of the emerging industrial city of St. Paul"--,Provided by publisher.

When Gustaf and Anna Klar and their three children leave Sweden for New York in 1897, they take with them a terrible secret and a longing for a new life. But the relentlessly harsh conditions and lack of work in the city make it impossible for Gustaf to support his family. The Klars to make one more desperate move, this time to the Midwest and a place called Swede Hollow on the edge of St. Paul, Minnesota. The men hire on as poorly paid day laborers for the Great Northern or Northern Pacific railroads or work at the nearby brewery, and the women clean houses, work at laundries, or sew clothing in stifling factories. Outsiders malign Swede Hollow-- but the immigrants consider it home. -- adapted from jacket

Translated from the Swedish.