Small Comfort is a sharp, thought-provoking literary work that explores the complex value of money, relationships, and human connection. Through closely observed characters such as an employee at a drug manufacturer and a couple maintaining a façade of marital harmony for inheritance Small Comfort carefully unravels how financial pressure shapes choices, emotions, and identity.

Written by Ia Genberg, Small Comfort asks unsettling questions about debt, emotional obligation, and the hidden costs of success. What does it truly mean to owe someone? How does financial worth influence the way people think, feel, and relate to each other? And what is quietly lost in the pursuit of material gain?

Brilliantly original and subtly unsettling, Small Comfort engages readers by exposing contradictions in everyday life, often turning the gaze back onto the reader themselves. It is a work that challenges perception while remaining deeply human at its core.

Shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize, Small Comfort stands as a compelling and intelligent collection that lingers in the mind long after reading.