{"product_id":"short-stories-hjalmar-sderberg-9781909408326","title":"Short Stories","description":"\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 S derberg's clear-sighted affection for Stockholm, in all its moods - it is only too easy to see why S derberg 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 S derberg's stories, and a first English translation of others.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eSwedish Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hjalmar Serberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909408328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909408326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Norvik Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Hjalmar Serberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937401897215,"sku":"9781909408326","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f8c8e490-3f16-4c8c-8b05-6f115ac37aaf.jpg?v=1681429849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-stories-hjalmar-sderberg-9781909408326","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}