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August Strindberg

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Born January 22, 1849Died May 14, 1912 (63 years)
Johan August Strindberg (22 January 1849–14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over sixty plays and more than thirty works of fiction, autobiography, history, cultural analysis, and politics. A bold experimenter and iconoclast throughout, he explored a wide range of dramatic methods and purposes, from naturalistic tragedy, monodrama, and history plays, to his anticipations of expressionist and surrealist dramatic techniques. From his earliest work, Strindberg developed innovative forms of dramatic action, language, and visual composition. He is considered the "father" of modern Swedish literature and his The Red Room (1879) has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel.

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Known For

  • Miss Julie
  • Miss Julie
  • Miss Julie
  • The Old Bachelor
  • The People of Hemsö
  • A Dream Play
  • National Theatre Live: Julie
  • Miss Julie
  • Julie
  • Julie
  • Drømspel
  • Karin Månsdotter
  • Dance of Death
  • The Stronger
  • The People of Hemso
  • The Dance of Death
  • Synd
  • Gustav III
  • Creditors
  • The Dance of Death
  • Of Love and Lust

Filmography

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