The Emigrants (Moberg novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Vilhelm Moberg |
|---|---|
| Original title | Utvandrarna |
| Translator | Gustaf Lannestock |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | The Emigrants |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Bonniers (Swedish edition) |
Publication date | 1949 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1951 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 444 (Swedish edition) |
| ISBN | 0-87351-319-3 |
| OCLC | 32346955 |
| 839.73/72 20 | |
| LC Class | PT9875.M5 U713 1995 |
| Preceded by | None |
| Followed by | Unto a Good Land |
The Emigrants (Swedish: Utvandrarna, 1949) is a novel by Vilhelm Moberg. It is the first of his four-novel series entitled The Emigrants. In these he explores the causes and process of the major Swedish emigration to the United States beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, and the hardships they endure in their journey and settling in such frontier areas as the Minnesota Territory.