Assassination
“They will carry out the assassination. The bomb will be placed correctly this time. Heidi will do it herself if they let her.” Story of the Week (September 25), by Maja Elverkilde. Translated from Danish by Peter Woltemade.
Read MoreMaja Elverkilde is the author of two volumes of short stories, ‘Alt det der er mit’ (‘All That Which Is Mine’) (Borgens Forlag, 2008) and ‘Det dør man af’ (‘This Will Kill You’) (Forlaget Republik, 2014). She lives in a house in a forest in Sweden, an experience about which she has blogged in Danish and English.
Attentat
Original Danish text of Maja Elverkilde’s ‘Assassination’.
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Det dør man af
Original Danish text of Maja Elverkilde’s ‘This Will Kill You’.
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This Will Kill You
“He opens his eyes when I come in. “Are you here, my girl,” he says and smiles weakly. I sit down on the bed and gently take his hand between mine…” Story of the Week (March 6), by Maja Elverkilde. Translated from Danish by Peter Woltemade.
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