Capa

SHORT STORIES IBD

NORVIK PRESS
09 / 2016
9781909408326
Inglês

Sinopse

The twenty-six stories included in this volume are taut, economical in structure, precisely observed and laced with irony. They include some of his most popular and well known stories: A Dog without a Master, a meditation upon a godless existence, The Fur Coat, in which a borrowed garment reveals an adulterous secret, and The Chinese, with its delicate depiction of loneliness and isolation. Shining through all the stories is Söderberg&rsquo,s clear-sighted affection for Stockholm, in all its moods &ndash, it is only too easy to see why Söderberg is regarded as one of the foremost chroniclers of the city.These are marvellous little pieces [...] full of wise and witty thoughts about religion and other forms of nonsense, and they have been efficiently translated and informatively introduced.Rationalist ReviewCarl Lofmark has done valuable service by providing a modern English translation of many of Söderberg&rsquo,s stories, and a first English translation of others.Swedish Book Review