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Elin Wägner

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Works by Elin Wägner

Elin Wägner in 2017, wearing a black dress and beads.

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Old Wives' Meeting by Elin Wägner

In this short story, a disagreement between a clergyman and his wife in a rural parish serves as a prelude to an incisive exploration of the clashes that inevitably occur between tradition and innovation, faith, superstition and reason.
Translated by Sarah Death.