Jerusalem (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530477692)

Jerusalem is a novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerl f, 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 s in 1896. The novel describes how a Chicago mystic sparks a religious revival in the community that leads people to sell their possessions and conduct a mass pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Author: Velma Swanston Howard, Selma Lagerlof
ISBN-10: 1530477697
ISBN-13: 9781530477692
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2016
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.47d