Short Stories

<p>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: <em>A Dog without a Master</em> a meditation upon a godless existence <em>The Fur Coat</em> in which a borrowed garment reveals an adulterous secret and <em>The Chinese</em> 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.</p><p>"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."<br /><em>Rationalist Review</em></p><p>"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."<br /><em>Swedish Book Review</em></p>