First published 1994
Selma Lagerlöf's stories capture the rhythms of rural Sweden, from the mundane to the mystical. A farmer's wife sees a ghostly hare in the fields. A young man embarks on a perilous mission to save his sweetheart. Lagerlöf's precise, evocative prose brings these ordinary lives into focus, revealing the hidden dramas and flashes of the sublime. At the heart of each tale lies a piercing truth about the human experience.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, lyrical
Tropes: found-family, slice-of-life
80 pages · Paperback · Lake Education