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The Day I Began My Studies in Philosophy and Other Stories, Margareta Ekström, translated from Swedish by Eva Claeson, 1989, Sweden, SHORT STORIES

"...Even when life is painful—when her stories are about divorce, attempted suicide, or betrayal—it is still precious and solid...After witnessing a fight between his parents, a boy climbs in bed with his sister and her fiancé: "They put their arms around him. With their bodies they reassure him that they exist and the world exists as well, even if it has cracked."..."

(E.B., p. 351)