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August Strindberg

1849–1912

A restless, fiercely original writer, this Swedish author helped reshape modern drama with psychologically intense plays and fearless self-examination. His work moves from sharp realism to dreamlike experimentation, and it still feels startlingly alive.

60 Audiobooks

Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger

by August Strindberg

Plays by August Strindberg, First Series

by August Strindberg

Röda rummet: Skildringar ur artist- och författarlivet

by August Strindberg

Inferno

by August Strindberg

The Red Room

by August Strindberg

Plays by August Strindberg, Second series

by August Strindberg

The Inferno

by August Strindberg

The Confession of a Fool

by August Strindberg

Plays by August Strindberg: Creditors. Pariah.

by August Strindberg

The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy

by August Strindberg

Married

by August Strindberg

Fräulein Julie: Naturalistisches Trauerspiel

by August Strindberg

Samlade Skrifter #28. Hemsöborna och Skärkarlsliv

by August Strindberg

The Son of a Servant

by August Strindberg

Zones of the Spirit: A Book of Thoughts

by August Strindberg

Plays by August Strindberg, Fourth Series

by August Strindberg

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of August Strindberg

by August Strindberg

Legends: Autobiographical Sketches

by August Strindberg

Hemsöborna

by August Strindberg

Plays by August Strindberg, Third Series

by August Strindberg

Historical Miniatures

by August Strindberg

Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter

by August Strindberg

Inferno; Legenden

by August Strindberg

The Growth of a Soul

by August Strindberg

I Havsbandet

by August Strindberg

On the Seaboard: A Novel of the Baltic Islands

by August Strindberg

Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts

by August Strindberg

Onnellisten saari: Kaksi kertomusta kokoelmasta 'Svenska öden och äfventyr'

by August Strindberg

I Vårbrytningen

by August Strindberg

In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales

by August Strindberg

There Are Crimes and Crimes

by August Strindberg

Götiska rummen: Släktöden från sekelslutet

by August Strindberg

Fair Haven and Foul Strand

by August Strindberg

Lucky Pehr

by August Strindberg

Heiraten: Zwanzig Ehegeschichten

by August Strindberg

The German Lieutenant, and Other Stories

by August Strindberg

Tjensteqvinnans son: En själs utvecklingshistoria

by August Strindberg

Det Nya Riket: Skildringar från attentatens och jubelfesternas tidevarv

by August Strindberg

Skärkarlsliv

by August Strindberg

Väriä ja viivoja: Werner von Heidenstamin, Oscar Levertinin y.m. novelleja

by Victoria Benedictsson, Henning Berger, August Blanche, Karl-Erik Forsslund, Knut Hamsun, Verner von Heidenstam, Oscar Levertin, Pelle Molin, Hjalmar Söderberg, August Strindberg

Der Sohn einer Magd

by August Strindberg

Götalaiset huoneet: Sukutarinoita vuosisadan vaihteesta

by August Strindberg

Die Inselbauern; oder, Die Leute auf Hemsö

by August Strindberg

Svarta fanor: Sedeskildringar från sekelskiftet

by August Strindberg

Die Gotischen Zimmer: Roman

by August Strindberg

Satuja

by August Strindberg

Keikari sekä muita kertomuksia

by August Strindberg

Mestari Olavi: Viisinäytöksinen näytelmä

by August Strindberg

Die Schlüssel des Himmelreichs; oder, Sankt Peters Wanderung auf Erden

by August Strindberg

Eri asein: Valikoima runoja

by August Strindberg

Hemsöläiset: Kertomus saaristosta

by August Strindberg

Tschandala

by August Strindberg

Avioelämää 2: Kahdeksantoista aviojuttua

by August Strindberg

Toteutuneita unelmia: Neljä kertomusta

by August Strindberg

Avioelämää 1: Kaksitoista kertomusta avioelämästä

by August Strindberg

Punainen huone: Kuvituksia taiteilija- ja kirjailijaelämästä

by August Strindberg

Vaiheita: Kokoelma kertomuksia

by August Strindberg

Menneiden vuosisatain vaiheita

by August Strindberg

Historiallisia pikakuvia

by August Strindberg

Kaarle XII: Viisikuvaelmainen näytelmä

by August Strindberg

About the author

Born in Stockholm on January 22, 1849, August Strindberg became one of Sweden’s most influential writers. He was astonishingly prolific, producing plays, novels, short fiction, essays, and autobiographical works, and he also painted and experimented with photography.

He is especially remembered for major plays such as The Father, Miss Julie, and A Dream Play. Across his career, his writing shifted from hard-edged naturalism to more symbolic and visionary forms, and that range helped make him a major force in modern theater.

Strindberg often drew on his own turbulent experiences, which gives his work its unusual intensity. He died on May 14, 1912, but his writing continues to stand out for its emotional honesty, formal daring, and lasting influence on drama and literature.