Critically acclaimed novel from one of Sweden's most prominent 20th-century writers. Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901-1990), a leading literary figure in Sweden, was the last surviving member of the so-called 'thirties generation', largely self-educated writers from impoverished backgrounds, who wrote about their roots. Inthe 1950s he began a series of autobiographical novels examining the experiences of his youthful alter-ego; while his tone is ironical,...