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August Strindberg
1849–1912
A fierce, inventive voice in Swedish literature, this writer helped reshape modern drama with works that still feel startlingly alive. Best known for sharp psychological conflict and social tension, he also wrote novels, essays, and painted throughout his restless career.
62 Audiobooks
The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
by August Strindberg
The Son of a Servant
by August Strindberg
Punainen huone: Kuvituksia taiteilija- ja kirjailijaelämästä
by August Strindberg
Röda rummet: Skildringar ur artist- och författarlivet
by August Strindberg
Die Inselbauern; oder, Die Leute auf Hemsö
by August Strindberg
There Are Crimes and Crimes
by August Strindberg
Samlade Skrifter #28. Hemsöborna och Skärkarlsliv
by August Strindberg
Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts
by August Strindberg
Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger
by August Strindberg
Lucky Pehr
by August Strindberg
Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter
by August Strindberg
On the Seaboard: A Novel of the Baltic Islands
by August Strindberg
In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales
by August Strindberg
Historical Miniatures
by August Strindberg
The Red Room
by August Strindberg
Svarta fanor: Sedeskildringar från sekelskiftet
by August Strindberg
Inferno; Legenden
by August Strindberg
Plays by August Strindberg: Creditors. Pariah.
by August Strindberg
Legends: Autobiographical Sketches
by August Strindberg
Plays by August Strindberg, Second series
by August Strindberg
Der Sohn einer Magd
by August Strindberg
Eri asein: Valikoima runoja
by August Strindberg
Avioelämää 2: Kahdeksantoista aviojuttua
by August Strindberg
Married
by August Strindberg
Inferno
by August Strindberg
Satuja
by August Strindberg
Keikari sekä muita kertomuksia
by August Strindberg
Plays by August Strindberg, First Series
by August Strindberg
I Havsbandet
by August Strindberg
The Confession of a Fool
by August Strindberg
Die Gotischen Zimmer: Roman
by August Strindberg
Onnellisten saari: Kaksi kertomusta kokoelmasta 'Svenska öden och äfventyr'
by August Strindberg
The Inferno
by August Strindberg
Götiska rummen: Släktöden från sekelslutet
by August Strindberg
Götalaiset huoneet: Sukutarinoita vuosisadan vaihteesta
by August Strindberg
I Vårbrytningen
by August Strindberg
Det Nya Riket: Skildringar från attentatens och jubelfesternas tidevarv
by August Strindberg
Tschandala
by August Strindberg
Plays by August Strindberg, Fourth Series
by August Strindberg
Fräulein Julie: Naturalistisches Trauerspiel
by August Strindberg
Avioelämää 1: Kaksitoista kertomusta avioelämästä
by August Strindberg
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of August Strindberg
by August Strindberg
Plays by August Strindberg, Third Series
by August Strindberg
Hemsöborna
by August Strindberg
Menneiden vuosisatain vaiheita
by August Strindberg
Kaarle XII: Viisikuvaelmainen näytelmä
by August Strindberg
The German Lieutenant, and Other Stories
by August Strindberg
Väriä ja viivoja: Werner von Heidenstamin, Oscar Levertinin y.m. novelleja
by Verner von Heidenstam, Victoria Benedictsson, Henning Berger, August Blanche, Karl-Erik Forsslund, Knut Hamsun, Oscar Levertin, Pelle Molin, Hjalmar Söderberg, August Strindberg
Toteutuneita unelmia: Neljä kertomusta
by August Strindberg
Heiraten: Zwanzig Ehegeschichten
by August Strindberg
Zones of the Spirit: A Book of Thoughts
by August Strindberg
The Growth of a Soul
by August Strindberg
Skärkarlsliv
by August Strindberg
Tjensteqvinnans son: En själs utvecklingshistoria
by August Strindberg
Fair Haven and Foul Strand
by August Strindberg
Hemsöläiset: Kertomus saaristosta
by August Strindberg
Vaiheita: Kokoelma kertomuksia
by August Strindberg
Die Schlüssel des Himmelreichs; oder, Sankt Peters Wanderung auf Erden
by August Strindberg
Mestari Olavi: Viisinäytöksinen näytelmä
by August Strindberg
Historiallisia pikakuvia
by August Strindberg
Narrien yhteiskunnasta : muutamia kertomuksia
by August Strindberg
Das rote Zimmer
by August Strindberg
About the author
Born in Stockholm on January 22, 1849, he became one of Sweden’s most important and internationally known authors. He wrote across many forms—plays, novels, short fiction, essays, and poetry—and is especially remembered for helping push European drama toward modern psychological realism and, later, more experimental expressionistic forms.
His writing was often closely tied to his own life, which gave it unusual intensity. Among his best-known works are The Red Room, The Father, Miss Julie, and A Dream Play. He was also a painter, and his wide-ranging artistic life added to his reputation as a bold, often provocative cultural figure.
He died in Stockholm on May 14, 1912, after a career that spanned decades and stirred constant debate. Even now, his work stands out for its emotional force, formal daring, and lasting influence on the modern stage.