Stig Dagerman

Stig Dagerman (1923–1954) was a Swedish journalist and writer. Sleet, a collection of his short stories, was published by David R. Godine in 2013.

To Kill a Child

Because life is constructed in such a merciless fashion, even one minute before a cheerful man kills a child he can still feel entirely at ease.

January 31, 2014

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