Compartment No. 6

Copyright

Copyright © 2011 by Rosa Liksom

Translation copyright © 2014 by Lola Rogers

First published as Hyttu Nro. 6 in 2011 by WSOY, Helsinki.

First published in English in 2014 by Serpent’s Tail, London.

Passages from Vsevolod Garshin’s The Scarlet Flower translated by E. L. Voynich.

This publication is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota. Significant support has also been provided by Target, the McKnight Foundation, the Amazon Literary Partnership, and other generous contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals. To these organizations and individuals we offer our heartfelt thanks.

Published in the United States of America

ISBN 978-1-55597-747-4

Ebook ISBN 978-1-55597-943-0

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First Graywolf Printing, 2016

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015953719

Cover design: Kimberly Glyder Design

Cover photo: Imagno / Getty Images

Designed and typeset in Garamond by MacGuru Ltd. Manufactured by Versa Press on acid-free, 30 percent postconsumer wastepaper.