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In the bustling workshop of a renowned builder, the air hums with the clatter of plans and the weight of expectation. Halvard Solness, a confident yet restless man, presides over his domain, surrounded by the loyal Knut Brovik, his son Ragnar, and the shy niece Kaja, who pores over ledgers. Their conversations reveal a house filled with ambition, old grievances, and the quiet pressure of unfinished projects.
A new client arrives, eager for a village house, and the prospect of fresh work stirs Solness’s pride. Yet beneath the professional chatter, an unsettling tension bubbles as Kaja’s nervousness and the subtle glances exchanged hint at deeper secrets. The arrival of a mysterious young woman, whose presence seems to awaken both hope and dread, sets the stage for a clash between youthful aspiration and the builder’s lingering doubts about his own legacy.
Language
it
Duration
~2 hours (128K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Italy: Treves, 1906.
Credits
Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2023-06-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1828–1906
A master of modern drama, this Norwegian playwright reshaped the stage with fearless, realistic plays that challenged social rules and private hypocrisies. His work still feels startlingly alive in classics like A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and Hedda Gabler.
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