Grönköpings Veckoblad
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Grönköpings Veckoblad is a Swedish satirical monthly magazine. The name translates as "The Grönköping Weekly", Grönköping being a fictional Swedish town. Founded in 1902 by Hasse Zetterström as a supplement to Söndags-Nisse
, it became an independent magazine in 1916. The name Grönköping predates the Magazine; it was first used by Albert Engström
as a headline for some of his drawings in 1895. The current editor in chief is Ulf Schöldström.
The parody language Transpiranto
, a caricature of Esperanto
, was introduced in a 1929 article by Nils Hasselskog
, "World language in Grönköping's school" ("Världsspråk i Grönköpings skola").
Grönköping has been characterized as a Sweden in miniature. Using bombastic and anachronistic language while purporting to describe and analyse current events in a serious manner, Grönköpings Veckoblad has become a Swedish institution and a standard for what is considered good satire.
Söndags-Nisse
Söndags-Nisse was a Swedish humorous magazine published from 1862 to 1924. It helped launch the career of cartoonist Oskar Andersson. Grönköpings Veckoblad, a satirical political magazine, started as a section of Söndags-Nisse in 1902....
, it became an independent magazine in 1916. The name Grönköping predates the Magazine; it was first used by Albert Engström
Albert Engström
Albert Laurentius Johannes Engström was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. He was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County , but spent most of his childhood in Hult where his father was the railroad stationmaster...
as a headline for some of his drawings in 1895. The current editor in chief is Ulf Schöldström.
The parody language Transpiranto
Transpiranto
In recent years, several poems originally written in Esperanto have been rendered into Transpiranto by Martin Weichert, and have been published in the Swedish Esperanto journal La Espero, and via the internet....
, a caricature of Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
, was introduced in a 1929 article by Nils Hasselskog
Nils Hasselskog
Nils Hasselskog was a Swedish poet, writer and humourist. He debuted as a writer for Grönköpings Veckoblad in 1925. Hasselskog's years at the magazine are considered its artistic peak. He was the creator of the parody language Transpiranto.-References:...
, "World language in Grönköping's school" ("Världsspråk i Grönköpings skola").
Grönköping has been characterized as a Sweden in miniature. Using bombastic and anachronistic language while purporting to describe and analyse current events in a serious manner, Grönköpings Veckoblad has become a Swedish institution and a standard for what is considered good satire.