Living with the Dead (The Tale of Old Corpsenberg)

Living With the Dead (The Tale of Old Corpsenberg) is a collection of linked fantasy short stories written by Darrell Schweitzer.

The stories take place in the coastal town of Old Corpsenberg, on the wharfs of which heaps of dead bodies periodically appear overnight.

These, by long custom, the residents are required to take into their homes and treat as guests.

Each tale follows a living member of the community dealing with the increasingly difficult situation.

Among the characters are an official who finds among the dead the most beautiful woman in the world, a schoolteacher attempting to keep order in a classroom crowded with corpses, and a young student oppressed by the status quo.