I read the English translation: 'I wish I wish '. So, I'm not usually a fan of the magical realism genre - maybe I'm just too pragmatic; life never delivers a fairy godmother, or a magic lamp. But some stories like 'American Gods' and 'I wish I wish' seem to tinker with the boundary of reality so appealingly, that I find myself drawn into the wonderful web of words these authors spin. In this novella, Seb, a mortician, seems caught in a twilight world of his own making. He's obviously alive, yet so distant and withdrawn from those around him, he's almost dead to them. Van der Berg's use of the Mcguffin-like final wish drives the plot along, and prompts the reader into a similar existential challenge. What would we wish for, if we had one wish that would come true? Ultimately, the author presents a worldview where it's clearly better to chart one's own course, than allow fate to deliver a bonus ... or not! Great writing, and a quick 90 minute reading treat - I wish for a sequel!