The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

 The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson (2018) 117 pages

This is a charming little book by a Swedish author (and artist) who describes her age as "between 80 and 100." She speaks to the task of cleaning out a person's belongings after death and suggests that we do it for ourselves now, at least partially. That will save our children, who are really too busy, from having to handle it later. The book is actually a very condensed guide to streamlining our possessions and our lives. 

The author has lived all over the world and now lives in Stockholm. From time to time she uses Swedish words to add to her book's flavor. She speaks of an old Swedish children's game called gӧmma nyckeln, or "hide the key," to illustrate that as we get older, our clutter hides the key (or our sunglasses, wallet, etc.) from us, further gently suggesting that we clear away excess clutter to live better lives.