Henrik Ibsen

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Henrik Ibsen

1828–1906

A restless, sharp-eyed dramatist who helped change modern theater, he brought ordinary family life, social pressure, and private rebellion to the center of the stage. His plays still feel alive because they ask uncomfortable questions with remarkable clarity.

64 Audiobooks

A Doll's House : a play

A Doll's House : a play

by Henrik Ibsen

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

by Henrik Ibsen

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

by Henrik Ibsen

Ghosts

Ghosts

by Henrik Ibsen

When We Dead Awaken

When We Dead Awaken

by Henrik Ibsen

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

by Henrik Ibsen

The Lady from the Sea

The Lady from the Sea

by Henrik Ibsen

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

by Henrik Ibsen

Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

by Henrik Ibsen

Little Eyolf

Little Eyolf

by Henrik Ibsen

Rosmersholm

Rosmersholm

by Henrik Ibsen

Vildanden

Vildanden

by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

Catilina

Catilina

by Henrik Ibsen

La Sinjorino el la Maro

La Sinjorino el la Maro

by Henrik Ibsen

Kærlighedens Komedie

Kærlighedens Komedie

by Henrik Ibsen

La Tronpretendantoj

La Tronpretendantoj

by Henrik Ibsen

Rakkauden komedia

Rakkauden komedia

by Henrik Ibsen

Fru Inger til Østråt

Fru Inger til Østråt

by Henrik Ibsen

The Feast at Solhoug

The Feast at Solhoug

by Henrik Ibsen

Dramatische werken

Dramatische werken

by Henrik Ibsen

Brand

Brand

by Henrik Ibsen

Konstruestro Solness

Konstruestro Solness

by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

Love's Comedy

Love's Comedy

by Henrik Ibsen

Il costruttore Solness

Il costruttore Solness

by Henrik Ibsen

Gildet på Solhaug

Gildet på Solhaug

by Henrik Ibsen

Eta Eyolf

Eta Eyolf

by Henrik Ibsen

L'anitra selvatica

L'anitra selvatica

by Henrik Ibsen

About the author

Born in Skien, Norway, in 1828, Henrik Ibsen grew into one of the most influential playwrights in world literature. He wrote poetry as well as drama, but he is best remembered for plays such as Peer Gynt, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, and The Wild Duck.

Ibsen’s work helped move theater away from romantic spectacle and toward modern psychological and social drama. Again and again, he explored the tension between public respectability and private truth, often through characters who challenge the rules of family, marriage, and society.

He spent many years living outside Norway before returning late in life, and he died in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1906. More than a century later, his plays remain widely read, staged, and debated for their emotional force and fearless honesty.