This year, author Sara Lidman would have turned 100. Her story of the railroad's expansion through Västerbotten remains irresistible - and cruel. The railroad, which was supposed to bring modernity to the hinterland of Västerbotten, also becomes the means of transporting away its resources.
But what really happened in the wake of the Railway Suite? To society? With the people? Mats Holmkvist, priest in the Byske-Fällfors parish, tells us more.
In Swedish.
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This year the author Sara Lidman would have turned 100 years old. Her story about the expansion of the railway through Västerbotten is still irresistible - and cruel. The railway, which would bring modernity to Västerbotten's hinterland, also becomes the means of transporting its assets away.
But what really happened in the wake of Jernbanan? With society? With the people? Mats Holmkvist, priest in Byske-Fällfors parish, tells us more.
