August Strindberg
1) Miss Julie
2) Married
Never one to shy away from incendiary topics or controversial stances, Swedish writer August Strindberg tackles a series of tough issues in the engaging short stories collected in Married. Strindberg's life-like characters grapple with and debate issues ranging from racial discrimination to the education of women.
3) The Red Room
Swedish polymath August Strindberg delivers a fascinating volume in Historical Miniatures. Just as the title implies, these are short vignettes drawn from history and presented in narrative form. You'll learn about day-to-day life in past eras—without the boredom and drudgery of dry textbook-style takes on history.
For readers who are familiar with Swedish writer August Strindberg's early, groundbreaking works for the stage, the dreamy magical realism of the short story collection In Midsummer Days will likely come as a surprise. These tales veer sharply away from the unflinching realism that came to be associated with Strindberg in the early twentieth century. Nonetheless, though they represent a dramatic shift in style, the tales in this collection
...Over the course of his remarkably varied literary career, Swedish writer August Strindberg produced plays, poetry, novels, essays, and memoirs. In the short stories collected in Fair Haven and Foul Strand, Strindberg's unparalleled skill as a creator of memorable characters shines through.
9) The Inferno
Swedish novelist and playwright August Strindberg led a tumultuous life defined by giddy heights and despairing depths. One of his most intense periods of depression resulted in profound psychological and existential distress that Strindberg later came to refer to as his "Inferno" crisis. In this gripping memoir, he recounts his spiritual turmoil and awakening, along with his experiments in the occult and black magic.
Swedish writer August Strindberg was a creative force of nature who produced significant works in a staggering array of fields, though he is best remembered around the world as an important innovator in the field of twentieth-century drama. Zones of the Spirit is an eclectic selection of Strindberg's thoughts, observations, and aphorisms that is sure to inspire.
Swedish playwright and novelist August Strindberg led a remarkable life, oscillating from periods of institutionalization to an intense study of the occult and then back to working his creative magic as a producer of some of the most indelibly original plays of the twentieth century. The Son of a Servant is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that draws heavily on the author's own life experiences.
What starts out as an account of a humdrum administrative assignment is elevated to an existential examination of the meaning of life in Swedish author August Strindberg's novel On the Seaboard. A bureaucrat is sent to a remote island outpost with the task of educating the local fishermen about advances in fishing techniques, but he is unprepared for the pushback he receives from the staunchly traditional community.
Swedish writer August Strinberg played a major role in introducing a more modernist sensibility into his native country's literature, producing several major novels and plays that are still regarded as some of the most significant works of twentieth-century Swedish literature. The Road to Damascus is a dramatic trilogy that broke new ground in stagecraft and characterization, touching on complex themes of spirituality and selfhood in the
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