Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg was a Swedish novelist, playwright, poet and journalist. His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Stockholm through the eyes of the flaneur. Söderberg is greatly appreciated in his native country, and is sometimes considered to be the equal of August Strindberg, Sweden's national author.
"Det gick år."... utan att jag tänkte särskilt mycket på Hjalmar Söderberg, en av de författare som betytt mest i mitt bokliga liv. Skrev t.ex. en fransk D-uppsats om Le jeu sérieux. Filmatiseringen av Den Allvarsamma Leken ligger nu på SVT Play och den resulterade i en liten söderbergrevival här i stugan.