Why read The Life and Songs of Carl Michael Bellman?

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1 author picked The Life and Songs of Carl Michael Bellman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Karen Engelmann

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Musician, poet, drunkard, genius, and scoundrel, Carl Michael Bellman was a fascinating historical figure that I badly wanted as a character in my novel but had to cut. If music can define an era, then Bellman is the voice of the Gustavian age. This wonderful, illustrated non-fiction work brought Bellman and 18th century Stockholm to life for me; I borrowed it from the library for two years while working on the first draft of my own book. (Eventually, I bought my own copy.) Bellman’s songs and spirit remain part of Swedish culture today.

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