author
Josefina Wettergrund
1830–1903
Known by the pen name Lea, this Swedish writer and poet won readers with warm humor and sharp observations of everyday human flaws. Her stories and verses were widely appreciated in the late 19th century, and her work still offers a lively glimpse of Swedish literary life of the period.
4 Audiobooks
Kertomuksia I
by Josefina Wettergrund
Kertomuksia III
by Josefina Wettergrund
Kertomuksia II
by Josefina Wettergrund
Vihdoinkin
by Josefina Wettergrund
About the author
Born in 1830, Josefina Wettergrund was a Swedish writer and poet who published under the pseudonym Lea. She became especially admired for her humorous, perceptive way of portraying people's weaknesses and oddities, a talent that made her popular with readers in her own time.
Wettergrund also worked as an editor of the family magazine Svalan from 1871 to 1875. Alongside her editorial work, she built a reputation as a much-loved literary voice whose writing combined wit with keen social observation.
She died in Stockholm in 1903. Although not as widely known internationally today, she remains a notable figure in Swedish literature for the charm, humor, and accuracy of her character sketches.