Arvid Rundberg was a Swedish author born 1932. He worked as a journalist and travelled Latin America before deciding to embark on his book series on workers in different countries.
Books Rundberg is most famous for his biographical series on workers in different countries, comprising four books. He would sit down with a worker and interview him about his life, and then write it in the first person.
These series include "En svensk arbetares memoarer" (1976), (Memoirs of a Swedish worker) where Rundberg interviews a Swedish factory worker, Gustav Eriksson, on his life and his time in the Spanish Civil War.
In "En rysk arbetares memoarer" (1975), (Memoirs of a Russian worker), Rundberg interviews Soviet worker Vladimir Arbatskij on his life and his experience of the Russian Revolution.
In "En tysk arbetares memoarer" (1978) (Memoirs of a German worker) Rundberg interviews German lumberman Fritz Bradtke about his experience of the Hitler takeover and his time as a trade unionist.
In "En engelsk arbetares memoarer" (Memoirs of an English worker) Rundberg interviews Max Beyer about his upbringing in the slums of London and his evolution as a Communist.
All of the above workers were socialist just like Rundberg himself.
Bibliography Barnatro: en polisroman (2001) Mördande arv: en kriminalberättelse (1998) Tango: en historisk roman (1993) Charlie Bensons krig (1989) Mitt Berlin (1987) Frisco-Per (1985) Resan till Jorden (1984) Resa till New Orleans: en roman (1980) En tysk arbetares memoarer (1978) En engelsk arbetares memoarer (1977) En rysk arbetares memoarer (1974) En svensk arbetares memoarer: Gustav Ericson (1973) Barnsonaten (1973) Personakt A 4420 (1972) Nittonhundrasextionio (1969) Byggnadsarbetare tillsammans med fotograf Jean Hermansson (1969) Den stora kappseglingen tillsammans med fotograf Reijo Rüster (1968) Kvinnorna i Valerosa (1968) Hajgraven (1967) Luna: roman om havet och människan (1966) Mannen i mitten: porträtt av en hemlig agent (1965) 100 år i luften (1965) Mannen från Amerika (1964) Mr Bilks död (1963) Upp periskop! En bok om det svenska ubåtsvapnet (1963) De sista (1962)
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