Jerusalem (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798888300541)

Jerusalem is a novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerl, published in two parts in 1901 and 1902. The narrative spans several generations in the 19th century, and focuses on several families in Dalarna, Sweden, and a community of Swedish emigrants in Jerusalem. It is loosely based on a real emigration that took place from the parish of N蚶 in 1896.

As part of her research Lagerl went to visit Horatio and Anna Spafford at the American Colony, Jerusalem.

The first four chapters of the first book were adapted into two ambitious films by Victor Sjtr in 1919 and 1920, Sons of Ingmar and Karin Daughter of Ingmar. Sjtr originally intended to film the entire suite, but decided to cancel the project after the second film received unenthusiastic critical response. Gustaf Molander picked up where Sjtr left and released his adaptation of the first book, Ingmarsarvet, in 1925, followed by the second, Till ﾖsterland, in 1926. The Danish filmmaker Bille August directed a 1996 film version with the title Jerusalem.

A stage adaptation, Ingmarsspelen, has become an annual tradition in N蚶, Dalarna, where it has been performed outdoors every year since 1959. (wikipedia.org)