Torgny Lindgren's novel is dedicated to the problem of death and transformation, which has worried writers at all times. Let us at least remember “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” by Leo Tolstoy. But modern Sweden, a different time, and other characters form a “stage area” of incredible tension and metaphysical richness, where the mournful action of the parable unfolds. Translation from Swedish by A. Afinogenova.