Swedish Literature · Lesson 7 of 11 · 12 min

Reading about Swedish entrepreneurs in Swedish

This lesson reads from Besvärliga människor, or Difficult People, a book profiling Swedish entrepreneurs and the unconventional ideas that shaped the country's economy. It is denser, more historical Swedish than the conversational lessons.

What the lesson covers

Besvärliga människor: svenska entreprenörer under 400 år " ("Difficult People: Swedish Entrepreneurs Over 400 Years") is a book that explores the lives and contributions of Swedish entrepreneurs who, through innovation and determination, shaped the country's history and economy. The book delves into the challenges these individuals faced, their unconventional ideas, and how their persistence often clashed with societal norms of their time.

How the lesson starts

The opening of the lesson transcript. The rest is in the course, synced to the video.

this book is talking about the difficult people, besvärliga människor, Swedish entrepreneurs covering a time period of 400 years. Denna bok är kronologiskt upplagd. Varje kapitel handlar om en tidsperiod präglad av sina speciella förutsättningar för entreprenörskap. Ibland har dock kronologin brutits för att kunna skildra skeenden som sträcker sig över bokens periodgränser.

This book is arranged chronologically. Each chapters, so he begins by saying: denna bok, this book, is arranged chronologically. Kronologiskt is chronologically. Upplagd means structured or arranged. Varje kapitel, each chapter, handlar om.

Now handlar om is a very common Swedish phrase.

Watch the whole lesson with the synced transcript

How the lesson works in Lingolib

The video plays beside a transcript that follows it line by line. Swedish words are underlined; tap one and the video pauses, the meaning appears, and the word goes into your library. At the end there is a five-question quiz written from this exact lesson, and every word can be practised out loud.