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“hjalmar soderberg”

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  • Short Fiction

    by Hjalmar Söderberg ...
    Hjalmar Söderberg was a Swedish author, working from the end of the nineteenth century up until the 1930s. While most famous now for his novel Doctor Glas-a favorite of Margaret Atwood's-he also wrote other books, plays, and several collections of short stories.His stories have several common themes: human desire and self-deception, the inability for people to ever truly understand each other, and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Charles Wharton Stork

    by Hjalmar Söderberg ...
    Narrated in a collection of vignettes, the start of Martin Birck's young life in Stockholm is filled with the joys and frustrations of children everywhere. As he ages, his idealism falls away in a series of small shocks: stories of local murders told by an older friend, having to hold his own in school, an encroaching disbelief in the Christian faith his mother has instilled in him. These, along ... Read more

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  • Doctor Glas

    by Hjalmar Söderberg ...
    Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg"Doctor Glas," a classic work of Swedish literature by Hjalmar Söderberg, is a profound and thought-provoking novel that delves into the moral complexities of human nature. Set in early 20th-century Stockholm, the story is told through the diary of Dr. Tyko Gabriel Glas, a lonely and introspective physician who grapples with deep ethical dilemmas and personal ... Read more

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  • The Serious Game

    Sweden's most enduring love story

    by Hjalmar Soderberg ...
    Translated by Eva Claeson ...
    Henning Mankell described The Serious Game as one of Sweden's lost classics. 'Söderberg wrote a contemporary novel. He wants the reader to look upon that time and to understand that love is not a secluded island, it is always affected by the 'big' world; by society; politics, disasters and scandals. Arvid, an educated and ambitious young man, meets Lydia, the daughter of a landscape painter; it is ... Read more

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  • Doctor Glas

    by Hjalmar Soderberg, Tom Rachman ...
    Translated by Rochelle Wright ...
    Stark, brooding, and enormously controversial when first published in 1905, this astonishing novel juxtaposes impressions of fin–de–siècle Stockholm against the psychological landscape of a man besieged by obsession. Lonely and introspective, Doctor Glas has long felt an instinctive hostility toward the odious local minister. So when the minister's beautiful wife complains of her husband's ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Doctor Glas

    A Novel

    by Hjalmar Soderberg ...
    A masterpiece of enduring power, Doctor Glas confronts a chilling moral quandary with gripping intensity. With an introduction by Margaret Atwood.Stark, brooding, and enormously controversial when first published in 1905, this astonishing novel juxtaposes impressions of fin-de-siècle Stockholm against the psychological landscape of a man besieged by obsession. Lonely and introspective, Doctor Glas ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Modern Swedish Masterpieces: Short Stories

    Exploring Sweden's Evolution Through Modern Masterpieces

    by Verner von Heidenstam, Hjalmar Söderberg, Per Hallström, Sigfrid Siwertz ...
    Translated by Charles Wharton Stork ...
    Modern Swedish Masterpieces: Short Stories is a captivating anthology that traverses the rich terrain of Swedish literary culture through the lens of its most compelling short fiction narratives. This collection harmoniously blends various literary styles, from realism to modernism, offering an insightful tapestry of themes such as introspection, social change, and the intricacies of human ... Read more

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  • A Schoolboy's Diary and Other Stories

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    Translated by Damion Searls ...
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