Wedding worries / Stig Dagerman ; translated from the Swedish by Paul Norlén with Lo Dagerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dagerman, Stig, 1923-1954, author.

Contributor:

Norlén, Paul R., translator.

Dagerman, Lo, 1951- translator.

Series:

Verba Mundi ; 31.

verba mundi, international literature series ; 31

Standardized Title:

Bröllopsbesvär. English

Language:

English

Swedish

Subjects (All):

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

256 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jaffrey, New Hampshire : David R. Godine, Publisher, 2018.

Summary:

"Considered by many to be Stig Dagerman's magnum opus, Wedding Worries spans the twenty-four hours of Hildur Palm's wedding day and night, beginning with an ominous knock on her door before sunrise and ending after a fitful night with an uncertain look into her future with her new husband, the village butcher. Characterized by its stream of consciousness style and perspective shifts between a colorful variety of characters, this novel oscillates between chaotic burlesque and sharp meditation, tackling themes of loneliness, suffering, and the human capacity to make do with unalterable circumstances, set against the backdrop of rural Sweden." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction by J.M.G. Le Clézio

Who's tapping on the bride's window?

Who can know my anguish?

Make do with what you have

Where is the friend I seek?

List of characters.

Notes:

"Originally published in Swedish in 1949 by Norstedts, Sweden." -- ECIP galley.

ISBN:

9781567926156

1567926150

OCLC:

1023523662