{"product_id":"short-stories-9781909408326","title":"Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hjalmar Soderberg\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Norvik Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Norvik Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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: \u003cem\u003eA Dog without a Master, \u003c\/em\u003e a meditation upon a godless existence, \u003cem\u003eThe Fur Coat\u003c\/em\u003e, in which a borrowed garment reveals an adulterous secret, and \u003cem\u003eThe Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eRationalist Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eSwedish Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norvik Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45031149207703,"sku":"9781909408326","price":1459.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781909408326.webp?v=1769206438","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/short-stories-9781909408326","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}