The Emigrants, a novel by Norwegian author Johan Bojer Vor egen stamme or The Emigrants (1924/English 1925)
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The Last Letter Home (1959) (Swedish title: Sista brevet till Sverige)
Books that Sands mentions as influencing hers include The Story of O, Venus in Furs, Moby-Dick, The Man of Feeling, and The Emigrants.
He worked at the Malmö City Theatre from 1962 till 1986, but also made many substantial film- and TV-roles; for example, he acted in Autumn Sonata (1978) and Sunday's Children (1992) by Ingmar Bergman and The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972) by Jan Troell.
Swedish film director Jan Troell 1971-72 turned the books into two major feature films, The Emigrants and The New Land, starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann as Karl Oskar and Kristina, and nominated for several Academy Awards and winner of Golden Globe Awards.
The Emigrants by Norwegian author Johan Bojer, which was first published in 1925, follows many of these same themes.
In their musical Kristina från Duvemåla (The Emigrants) at Malmö Opera and Music Theatre, Jöback created the role of Robert and his theme song, “Guldet blev till sand”, broke every record in the Swedish charts.