Short Stories - Couverture souple

Söderberg, Hjalmar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909408328 ISBN 13 : 9781909408326

Editeur : Norvik Press, 2016

Synopsis

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's clear-sighted affection for Stockholm, in all its moods - 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 Review

"Carl Lofmark has done valuable service by providing a modern English translation of many of Söderberg's stories, and a first English translation of others."
Swedish Book Review

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941) established himself at the fin-de-siecle as a writer of challenging ideas and controlled elegance of style. Although best known in the English-speaking world for his provocative novel Doctor Glas, lauded by Margaret Atwood among others, it is his short stories that are the main reason for his high standing in his native Sweden.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Norvik Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909408328
• ISBN 13: 9781909408326
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 162
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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