Valittuja sivuja [Finnish]

By Hjalmar Söderberg

Behind polished manners and respectable marriages, desire, jealousy and private doubt refuse to remain hidden. This literary short-story collection enters the uneasy space between outward dignity and inward feeling, observing lovers, spouses, ageing men and social outsiders with irony and psychological precision. Love may promise freedom, yet marriage, fidelity and social position impose obligations that complicate every interpretation of another person's words or actions. City streets, caf s, hotels and private homes give way to country estates, farms and journeys across rivers and lakes. Across these shifting settings, reflective men and young lovers encounter the pressures of memory, mortality and class, while even animals become subjects of close observation. Rather than offering simple judgements, the stories probe the tension between reason and faith, individual liberty and social duty, asking how securely anyone can distinguish reality from the meanings imposed upon it. Dreams and recollections slip into ordinary experience, and hints of the supernatural emerge without severing the collection's connection to everyday life. The varied narratives are united by an alertness to contradiction: affection can coexist with betrayal, composure with longing, and certainty with self-deception. This is relationship fiction shaped by subtle shifts of perception, where a social gathering, a domestic encounter or a water journey can expose the fragile assumptions beneath civilised conduct. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Finnish
• ISBN: 9378413129
• ISBN13: 9789378413124
• Release Date: February 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"