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August Strindberg

Profession
Writing
Born
January 22, 1849 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Died
May 14, 1912

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article August Strindberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Miss Julie poster
Miss Julie
Film · 2014 · ★ 5.6
Miss Julie poster
Miss Julie
Film · 1951 · ★ 6.6
Miss Julie poster
Miss Julie
Film · 1999 · ★ 5.8
The Old Bachelor poster
The Old Bachelor
Film · 2025 · ★ 6.3
La Danse de mort poster
La Danse de mort
Film · 1948
A Dream Play poster
A Dream Play
Film · 1963
The Storm poster
The Storm
Film · 1960
Sin poster
Sin
Film · 1928
The Hips of J.W. poster
The Hips of J.W.
Film · 1997
The Ghost Sonata poster
The Ghost Sonata
Film · 2007
Armchair Theatre poster
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Creditors poster
Creditors
Film · 2015

Filmography