Margareta Magnusson, the Swedish writer who introduced the world to the concept of “Swedish death cleaning,” has died at the age of 92. Her thoughtful philosophy about decluttering life before death ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Margareta Magnusson: ‘It is perhaps a thoughtful gift to those loved ones who may be death cleaning for us later if we do a little ...

Where others saw mere clutter, Margareta Magnusson spotted a moral issue: Who is responsible for what she called “the mountain of crap” most of us accumulate over a lifetime? Her answer was definite: ...

Her best-selling book encouraged people to tidy up homes and lives as death approached — as a gift for loved ones and to revisit memories. An excerpt from “Margareta Magnusson” (2018), a short film ...