Description
In a working-class neighborhood in Stockholm, Bengt is thrown into a private storm of grief and confusion after the unexpected death of his mother. As everyday life continues around him, he wrestles with guilt, memory, and the unsettling ways loss can reshape a person from the inside out. Written in a taut, naturalistic style, the novel traces how silence, family bonds, and social pressures collide when a young man can’t find a way to make sense of what has happened. With its stark emotional realism and penetrating psychological insight, this is a defining work of Stig Dagerman’s career—an intimate, haunting exploration of mourning, identity, and the limits of endurance.
Available Editions
paperback
University of Minnesota Press
Published Jan 1, 2013
255 pages
ISBN: 9780816687015
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Details
First Published
1948
Language
eng
Translation
From: swe
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Burnt Child by Stig Dagerman.