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...
Stark, brooding, and enormously controversial when first published in 1905, this astonishing novel juxtaposes impressions of finâ€"deâ€"siècle Stockholm against the psychological landscape of a man besieged by obsession. Lonely and introspective, Do...
Originally published in 1901, this partly autobiographical second novel established Söderberg's reputation for shocking boldness yet great elegance. It traces the development of the hero from a seemingly idyllic Stockholm childhood to maturity as a ...
Hjalmar Soderberg (1869-1941) established himself at the fin-de-siecle as a writer of challenging ideas and controlled elegance of style. Although best known in the English-speaking world for his provocative novel Doctor Glas, it is his short stories...