Mikael Söderberg (8 December 1903 – 13 January 1931) was a Swedish writer.
Personal life
Mikael Söderberg (b. 1903) was the youngest of the children of
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writer
Hjalmar Söderberg
Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg (2 July 1869 – 14 October 1941) was a Swedish novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist. His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Stoc ...
(b. 1869, d. 1941) and Märta Abenius (b. 1871, d. 1932). He had two older full siblings, actress
Dora Söderberg-Carlsten
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(b. 1899) and Tom Söderberg (b. 1900). He married Swedish-American journalist and writer
Eugénie Riwkin Söderberg in 1928.
Writing
Works include:
* ''Den främmande staden – berättelser'', Åhlén & Åkerlund:
onnier Stockholm 1928.
* ''Drömmar och dagdrömmar'', Bonniers, Stockholm 1931.
* ''Samlade berättelser'', Förord av Per-Olof Swartz, Söderbergsällskapet, Växjö 2009, Nummer 18 i Söderbergsällskapets skriftserie ISSN 1100-4304, .
Death
Söderberg decided to take his own life in 1931 using a pistol. He left a few hand-written notes:
* ''Suicide. No one are to blame in any way. Only I carry the responsibility for my misspent life.''
His age at death was 27 years old.
[Mikael Söderberg, samlade skrifter. Söderbergssällskapet 2008. ]
References
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1903 births
1931 deaths
20th-century Swedish male writers
Swedish-language writers
1931 suicides
Suicides by firearm in Sweden