Bert diaries
| Author | Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Sonja Härdin |
| Cover artist | Sonja Härdin |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Genre | diary novels |
| Publisher | Rabén & Sjögren |
| Published | 1987–1999, 2005- |
The Bert Diaries are a series of novels written in the form of a diary, by Swedish writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson. The main character is a Swedish teenager called Bert Ljung, living in Öreskoga, a fictional town in Sweden, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The first book came out in 1987. Bert and his friends also have a pop/rock band, the Heman Hunters.
A TV series was made in 1994, directed by Tomas Alfredson and Svante Kettner. It was followed by a feature film in 1995, also directed by Alfredson. In late-July 2016 the recording of a new Bert film was announced.
Between 1993 and 2002, and comic book, FF med Bert, was published and between 1992 and 1999, comic albums were published.
Bert Ljung is the main character. Bert starts as a 12-year-old child in the spring term of the 5th grade but later becomes a mischievous teenager discovering his own sexuality. From the book Berts första betraktelser, the readers can learn that Bert Ljung was born on February 21, 1976, but there are a lot of anachronisms. His family is also depicted in the books. Bert plays the electric bass, sings and writes songs in the Heman Hunters, and plays soccer for Öreskoga-Kamraternas Idrottsförening.
Åke Nordin is Bert's best friend. His mother died when he was 7 years old. While Bert is interested in girls, Åke is more interested in science, carrying out dangerous experiments with chemicals on his little sister Doris. Åke is the Heman Hunters' electrician and overall technician.
Torleif comes from a family depicted as "intellectual". Thorleif likes classical music, and plays the flute and the keyboards in the Heman Hunters.
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