Three Novellas

Frederik Backman’s novellas are infused with the same gentle humor and warmth found in his “full-length” bestseller novels published today in forty-three countries. These are modern parables on eternal themes—or, if you like, a kind of fairy tales for adults. Backman stays true to himself: once again he speaks simply about what matters most—about the meaning of life, death, ruthless time, and human memory.

“Life’s Deal” is a story about what you’re willing to sacrifice to save another person’s life—when at stake is not only your future, but also your past, not only the places you’re heading to, but also the traces you’ve already left behind. For whom are you ready to give up all of that?

In the novella “And with every morning, the road home becomes longer,” Backman writes about what it’s like to lose memory before life itself, and we who remain have to figure out how to live without them—when they are still here and already not here.

“Sebastian and the Troll” is Backman’s piercing novella, a fairy tale for adults, a small story of emotionally overwhelming power. It’s a story about children’s fragility and vulnerability, broken laughter, stuffy glass balls, and children’s fears.

Contents:
Life’s Deal
And with every morning, the road home becomes longer
Sebastian and the Troll: A little story about what’s inside