#Slas Claesson

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Stig Claesson (Swedish, 1928-2008), Stadsbild. Oil on canvas, 73 x 93 cm

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Stig Claesson (Swedish, b. 1928) Untitled, no date 

Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm

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Stig Claesson (1928 - 2008) - Cats. Oil on canvas.

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hi! i’m really interested in learning swedish, so i was wondering if you wouldn’t mind recommending me a few books (any genre, could be textbooks as well) to help me study? i don’t mind spending money if you feel it would be a good resource for practice.

Hi, I guess a good way to start would be by reading children’s books, I can recommend Barbro Lindgren’s Loranga Masarin och Dartanjang and Loranga Loranga, they’re quite easy and made for very young children (also they’re really good lol). Astrid Lindgren is a given and I probably don’t need to introduce her much further, but if you’re not familiar with her I can recommend things like Mio, min Mio, Pippi Långstrump, Ronja Rövardotter, Emil i Lönneberga, Bröderna Lejonhjärta and so on. Tove Jansson was a Finn who wrote in swedish, and I recommend every single one of her books as well, no need to really go in to them I think. They’re Moomin. 

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My favorite swedish author is Stig “Slas” Claesson and I recommend everything he has every written. He used a very everyday kind of language filled with repetitions which makes it ideal for learning as well. Also Hjalmar Söderberg is someone that people like, including me. He was active around 1895 - 1941 so his swedish is a bit dated, it’s maybe not the best for learning a language, at least in the beginning. But it’s still very worthwhile literature once you get a bit more comfortable with swedish. His book Den allvarsamme leken is a huge classic that I would dare say most adult swedish people have read. Even if you’re not interested in literature at all you’ve probably read Den allvarsamme leken, so it’s a pretty good way to start to get into swedish culture

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Lycka💖Tack @ulfstedt. Nicklas Rådströms minnesbok om sin vän Stig Claesson . Jag fastnade redan i baksidestexten "När någon man hållit mycket av går bort vill man inget annat än att tända ett ljus i den tomhet som den döde lämnat efter sig" Du har fyndat många Slas åt mig på @hundorat . Ikväll ska njutas. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAF8sVXJBL_mxTH9HZBqLnayi_tmXiBTTBwLu80/?igshid=po15chupm6pl

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Nils Claesson: Blåbärsmaskinen

-- Nils Claesson, son till Stig, Slas, berättar om hur man växer upp och lever i skuggan av en självcentrerad missbrukande förälder. Rekommenderas, trots ämnet. Framförallt om du gillar Slas böcker. Får man tycka att något är ett svin och samtidigt en väldigt bra författare?

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Stig Claesson (Swedish, b. 1928) Self-portrait, 1989 

Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm

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Hello! Can you recommend Swedish writers that are a must read? Sorry if you already answered this!

hello! :) the biggest must-read for any swede (or person speaking swedish) that wants to call themselves well-read to any degree would be 

August Strindberg, who amongst others wrote Röda rummet, Tjänstekvinnans son, Ett drömspel, Fröken Julie, Inferno, En dåres försvarstal, Hemsöborna, I Havsbandet, Skärkarlsliv, Till Damaskus, Giftas, Ensam, Leka med elden 

though do note that August Stringberg lived between 1849 and 1912 and the swedish language has undergone a lot since then, alors he can be a bit hard to understand if you’re not used to reading older literature

Hjalmar Söderberg, who amongst others wrote Den allvarsamma leken, Dr. Glas, Förvillelser, Martin Bircks ungdom, Historietter, Gertrud 

Selma Lagerlöf, member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, who amongst others wrote Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige, Gösta Berlings saga, Löwensköldska ringen, Charlotte Löwensköld 

Viktor Rydberg, who amongst others wrote Singoalla, Den siste athenaren and the famous poem Tomten which is customary to read around Christmas

Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, who amongst others wrote Det går an

Stig Claesson, more famous as Slas, who amongst others wrote Blues för Mr Shelley, Vem älskar Yngve Frej?, På palmblad och rosor, Om vänskap funnes, Nästa man till rakning, Efter oss syndafloden, En vandring i solen, Att resa sig upp och gå, Flickor

Klas Östergren, member of Svenska Akademien, who amongst others has written Gentlemen, Gangsters, Den sista cigaretten

Sara Stridsberg, (up until recently member of Svenska Akademien) who amongst others has written Drömfakulteten and Darling River

Per Lagerkvist, who was a member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, who wrote amongst others Dvärgen and Ångest

the poet Harry Martinson who was a member of Svenska Akademien and winner of Nobelpriset i litteratur, and wrote amongst others Nässlorna blomma, Vägen till klockrike, Aniara 

the poet Tomas Tranströmer who won Nobelpriset i litteratur and who wrote, 17 dikter, Hemligheter på vägen, Den halvfärdiga himlen, Klanger och spår, Mörkerseende, Stigar, Östersjöar, Sanningsbarriären, Det vilda torget, För levande och döda, Sorgegondolen,  Fängelse, Den stora gåtan

the poet Gustaf Fröding who amongst others wrote Nya dikter, Guitarr och dragharmonika, Stänk och flikar

Frans G Bengtsson who wrote among others, Röde Orm

Stig Larsson who has written amongst others, Autisterna, Nyår, and who worked on Kris together with Horace Engdahl, Tomas Näsholm and a list of other important names in modern swedish literature

Per Wästberg who is a member of Svenska Akademien and who has written amongst others Förbjudet område, Minnets stigar

the (primarily) poet Kristina Lugn who is a member of Svenska Akademien and who has written amongst others om jag inte, Till min man, om han kunde läsa, Döda honom!, om ni hör ett skott…, Percy Wennerfors, Bekantskap önskas med äldre bildad herre,  Hundstunden, Hej då, ha det så bra!

Göran Tunström who wrote among others Tjuven, Juloratoriet, Berömda män som varit i Sunne

Ivar Lo-Johansson who wrote among others Godnatt, jord, Pubertet, Bara en mor, Analfabeten, Jordproletärerna, Stockholmaren, Statarna

Vilhelm Moberg who wrote among others Utvandrarna, Invandrarna, Nybyggarna, Det gamla riket, Sista brevet till Sverige, Långt från landsvägen

Per Anders Fogelström who wrote among others Sommaren med Monika, Medan staden sover, Mina drömmars stad, Möten i skymningen, Barn av sin stad, Minns du den stad, I en förvandlad stad

Bodil Malmsten who wrote among others Nefertiti i Berlin, Och en månad går fortare nu än ett hjärtslag, Priset på vatten i Finistère

Karin Boye who wrote among others Ja visst gör det ont, Kris, Kallocain

Agnes von Krusenstjerna who wrote among others Tony-triologin, Fröknarna von Pahlensviten, Ninas dagbok, Helenas första kärlek, Fru Esters pensionat

if you want to know more about swedish literature (or literature in general) you can read the books of literary scholar Sara Danius, especially Husmoderns död