Plåster

{{short description|1986 novel by Klas Östergren}}

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Plåster (lit. Plaster) is the sixth novel by Swedish author Klas Östergren. It was published in 1986.{{Cite web |title=Klas Östergren |url=http://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/Forfattare/O1/klas-ostergren/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419082041/http://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/forfattare/o1/klas-ostergren/ |archive-date=2015-04-19 |website=Albert Bonniers förlag}} The novel is about Roland, the night porter, who ends up in hospital after suffering from heart problems. There he meets Yngve, a cigarette dealer who is also a patient. They start talking about the big questions; life, death, friendship and love. When Roland finally manages to take things seriously in his life, he realises that everything may already be too late.