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Bergman, Hjalmar, 1883-1931We have 3 books for this author.Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (November 19, 1883 - January 1, 1931) was a Swedish writer and playwright. The son of a banker, Bergman studied at Uppsala University. He married the daughter of actor and producer August Lindberg. Most of his output takes place in a small town in mid-Sweden, which is growing into a parallel universe in a Balzacian manner. The shameful secrets of dozen of interwoven families gradually come out of the closet as the stories grow increasingly symbolic. A pessimistic outlook is always counter-balanced by a grotesque humour - indeed in a book like Markurells i Wadköping the latter almost succeeds in completely shading the former. After an unsuccessful bout as a manuscript writer in Hollywood Bergman's alcoholism took over, from which he died prematurely. Works
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