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The aim of this Master's thesis is to study how generational identities are conveyed in the reception of two debut novels, Jack by Ulf Lundell and Allt by Martina Lowden. Both novels have been considered literary and social expressions of their generations. The empirical material consists of 14 reviews in Swedish daily press from the time of publication of Jack and Allt, respectively. The thesis revolves around the following questions: How is the generational identity defined in terms of lifestyle practices, milieus and other social circumstances? To what extent are structured factors such as gender and class considered? How are the critics considering the reflexive project of the self? I base the theoretical framework on Anthony Giddens' theories about identity creation in the late modern society. Idea analysis is used in the classification and analysis of the textual material. The model of analysis is based on factors that by Giddens are considered to affect the identity process. The result of the analysis shows that the generational identities expressed in the two novels appear very different. In the reviews discussing Jack, the identity is based on destructive lifestyle practices and is closely related to the political environment. In the reviews of Allt the identity is connected to a literary main theme that is constructed in relation to mediated influences. The conclusion suggests an increased understanding of the individual identity as a result of a reflexive process. / Uppsatsnivå: D

<p>Ulf Lundell is one of the most famous songwriters and authors in Sweden. He has written fifteen works of fiction and they’ve all same theme – a lonely man trying to look into his own past life. They are all built on a character, writing from an I-perspective, having a bit of Lundells own biography in there’s personality.</p><p> The aim of his thesis is to find out how Ulf Lundell presents him self in his fictive characters, and will trace the authors development from a psychological point of view. The theoretic starting points are Lacans Freudian concepts “idealego”, “egoideal” and “the superego”, describing the psychological alteration at the author.                   </p><p>The examination contains an analysis of Lundells novels <em>Jack</em>, <em>En varg söker sin flock</em> and <em>Värmen</em>, and throws light on the relationship between the author and his characters, and how it developes and changes with Lundells literary development. In this consideration are narrative theories a basic factor.  </p><p>This work will also try to illustrate what has inspired Lundell in creating his fiction figures, and finally how he creates his own lived life on these literary characters.</p>

Ulf Lundell is one of the most famous songwriters and authors in Sweden. He has written fifteen works of fiction and they’ve all same theme – a lonely man trying to look into his own past life. They are all built on a character, writing from an I-perspective, having a bit of Lundells own biography in there’s personality.  The aim of his thesis is to find out how Ulf Lundell presents him self in his fictive characters, and will trace the authors development from a psychological point of view. The theoretic starting points are Lacans Freudian concepts “idealego”, “egoideal” and “the superego”, describing the psychological alteration at the author.                    The examination contains an analysis of Lundells novels Jack, En varg söker sin flock and Värmen, and throws light on the relationship between the author and his characters, and how it developes and changes with Lundells literary development. In this consideration are narrative theories a basic factor.   This work will also try to illustrate what has inspired Lundell in creating his fiction figures, and finally how he creates his own lived life on these literary characters.

Med utgångspunkt från dagbokens specifika form av självframställning undersöker uppsatsen åldrande och maskulinitet i Lars Noréns och Ulf Lundells dagboksserier (2000–2022). Frågor som ställs är hur jaget i dagböckerna konstrueras och hur intersektionen åldrande och maskulinitet framställs. Analysen använder Philippe Lejeunes studier av dagboksgenren. Lejeune beskriver den självbiografiska dagboken som en form av       "antifiktion” på grund av dess intima koppling till i stunden pågående liv. Andra teoretiska utgångspunkter är Michel Foucaults essä ”Vad är en författare” och Roland Barthes ”The Death of the Author”, vilka problematiserar relationen mellan den fysiska författaren och texten. Uppsatsen hävdar att en autofiktiv text är en iscensättning av jaget. Som utgångspunkt används antagandet att genus såväl som ålder är socialt konstruerade identiteter. Några kortare akademiska studier om jaget i Noréns En dramatikers dagbok är publicerade, men hittills ingen om Lundells Vardagar Uppsatsen visar på en outforskad sida av de subjekt som framträder i dagböckerna, de jag som belyser den åldrande mannens självförståelse och hemvist i samtiden.