Margareta Magnusson, Swedish ‘death cleaning’ author, dies age 92
Magnusson’s 2017 bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning turned the Scandinavian decluttering practice into a global phenomenonSwedish author and artist Margareta Magnusson, whose book on “death cleaning” became a global phenomenon, has died aged 92.Magnusson’s 2017 book, The...
<p>Magnusson’s 2017 bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning turned the Scandinavian decluttering practice into a global phenomenon</p><p>Swedish author and artist Margareta Magnusson, whose book on “death cleaning” became a global phenomenon, has died aged 92.</p><p>Magnusson’s 2017 book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, introduced international readers to the concept of <em>döstädning</em> – the practice of sorting through and giving away possessions in later life so that family members are not left with the burden of doing so after one’s death.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/16/margareta-magnusson-swedish-death-cleaning-author-dies-age-92">Continue reading...</a>
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