{"product_id":"short-stories-paperback-2","title":"Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHjalmar Söderberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl Lofmark\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\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 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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248434102521,"sku":"9781909408326","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TzN0R0hJUkx4cG9VMGNpcXNiSUZqQT09.webp?v=1768635059","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/short-stories-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}