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The Serious Game
The Serious Game is Sweden's most celebrated and enduring love story. Arvid Stjärnblom meets Lydia Stille during a summer holiday and quickly falls in love.
About The Serious Game
The Serious Game is Sweden's most celebrated and enduring love story. Arvid Stjärnblom meets Lydia Stille during a summer holiday and quickly falls in love. Lydia, the daughter of a landscape painter, returns his feelings, but Arvid hesitates. Afraid of commitment and unsure of his future, he lets the moment pass. They go on to marry other people, yet their connection never fades. Years later, their lives cross again, and the choices they once avoided begin to shape their fate. Hjalmar Söderberg’s A Serious Game is a quiet, moving story about love, missed chances, and the weight of small decisions. Written with restraint and emotional clarity, it shows how a single moment can echo through an entire life. Translated from the Swedish Den allvarsamma leken by Eva Claeson. The novel inspired three acclaimed films: Den allvarsamma leken, Games of Love and Loneliness, and A Serious Game.
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The Serious Game — frequently asked
- Is The Serious Game on Spotify?
- We haven't confirmed The Serious Game on Spotify's audiobook catalog yet. Spotify audiobooks are included with Premium (up to a monthly listening limit) in supported markets.
- Is The Serious Game on Apple Books?
- Yes — The Serious Game is available as an audiobook on Apple Books.
- Who wrote The Serious Game?
- The Serious Game is by Hjalmar Söderberg.
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