Stig Dagerman was one of the most prominent Swedish authors during the 1940s In the course of five years 1945 49 he enjoyed phenomenal success with four novels a collection of short stories a book about postwar Germany five plays hundreds of poems and satirical verses several essays of note and a large amount of journalism Then with apparent suddenness he fell silent In the fall of 1954 Sweden was stunned to learn that Stig Dagerman the epitome of his generation of writers had been found dead in his car he had closed the doors of the garage and run the engine. Dagermans works deal with universal problems of morality and conscience of sexuality and social philosophy of love compassion and justice He plunges into the painf Stig Dagerman was one of the most prominent Swedish authors during the 1940s In the course of five years 1945 49 he enjoyed phenomenal success with four novels a collection of short stories a book about postwar Germany five plays hundreds of poems and satirical verses several essays of note and a large amount of journalism Then with apparent suddenness he fell silent In the fall of 1954 Sweden was stunned to learn that Stig Dagerman the epitome of his generation of writers had been found dead in his car he had closed the doors of the garage and run the engine. Dagerman s works deal with universal problems of morality and conscience of sexuality and social philosophy of love compassion and justice He plunges into the painful realities of human existence dissecting feelings of fear guilt and loneliness Despite the somber content he also displays a wry sense of humor that occasionally turns his writing into burlesque or satire site_link N got halv r f re sin d d l mnade Stig Dagerman manuskriptet till den ber ttelse som nu framl gges f r offentligheten Han karakteriserade den som En prolog vilken utspelas hos en ber md man i London Den ryktbare mannen r Isaac Newton och i hans hus ikl der sig Gud en m nniskas en segels mmares skepnad Ber ttelsen var t nkt som en upptakt till en roman om Carl Love Jonas Almqvist i landsflykt ett projekt som livligt sysselsatte Stig Dagermans tankar under hans sista levnadstid Han st llde emellertid planen p framtiden mnet var sade han f r stort f r rikt f r viktigt f r att han skulle kunna g ra det r ttvisa under en kort och hektiskt arbetstid Prologen Tusen r hos gud skulle f sin pendang i en epilog N gonstans hade Stig Dagerman sett en uppgift om att Almqvist varit i S derhavet Denna notis eggade hans fantasi och gav honom id n till epilogens utformning segels mmaren Gud som upptr der som ett slags flygande holl ndare p haven skulle nere i Stilla Oceanen m ta den svenske diktaren Tusen r hos gudThis is barely above 40 pages long and resembles a fever dream than anything else All sorts of mysterious events transpire after God appears in Isaac Newton s apartment It s entertaining as hell and delvels into mysticism and transcendence Tusen r hos gud