A TIME ON EARTH

by Wilhelm Moberg ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 7, 1965

This novel, which purports to be the reminiscences of an elderly Swedish ex-peasant, is actually a poetic and profound plea for life against wars and urbanization. Old Albert Carlson, now living in a hotel in California, talks of the sea, the city, the local eccentrics, but slips back again and again into his boyhood in Sweden. Slowly the theme and story unfold-- of the lovely countryside now ruined by industry; of Carlson's peace-loving older brother who came home to die, mysteriously, at 19; of ""Jesus"" Jenson who, appalled by highway fatalities, imprecates passing motorists; etc., etc. Moberg, also an ex-peasant, has published twenty novels and an even greater number of plays; he has been translated into eighteen languages; and his novel, while lightly stated, reflects a simplicity and a maturity which give it a special character.

Pub Date: July 7, 1965

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1965

Categories: FICTION