The Red Room - formato ePub

Aunque August Strindberg (1849-1912) alcanzó su mayor reconocimiento con obras inscritas, al menos sobre el papel, en la corriente naturalista, tales como "La señorita Julia", su carácter inquieto lo...

El padre de familia ha muerto y el velatorio se ha hecho en la casa. La hija, Gerda, se ha casado con Axel, en una boda contraria a la voluntad del padre. En el poema nupcial, Axel compara a su suegra,...

En la década de 1890, August Strindberg interrumpe su producción literaria para explorar distintos campos artísticos y de conocimiento en busca de una unidad y un sentido de la existencia. En la llamada...

“Una de las obras dramáticas suecas más importantes del s. XX. Comedia onírica, es una de las grandes obras de Strindberg, de la que él mismo dijo que era «mi Drama más querido, hijo de mi más profundo...

Hace cien años moría en Estocolmo uno de los artistas más importantes de la literatura nórdica. A su entierro acudieron sesenta de los trescientos mil habitantes que tenía la ciudad en aquella época....

Escrita en 1888, el mismo año que "La señorita Julia", August Strindberg (1849-1912) se inspiró en su experiencia matrimonial para alumbrar "Acreedores", una de sus obras favoritas, en la que en el ambiente...

Estos doce cuentos, escritos en 1903, nos muestran una faceta muy poco conocida del genial sueco August Strindberg. En todos ellos nos encontramos al artista de "buen humor", capaz de hacernos disfrutar...

El precio de la virtud es uno de los relatos incluidos en el libro Casarse. Casarse es el libro más leído de August Strindberg en Suecia. La primera parte se publicó en 1884 y reunía «doce historias de...

Novela autobiográfica, en la que Strindberg describe cómo decide hacer de la soledad su única compañía, y sentir "gran placer en oír el silencio y prestar atención a las voces nuevas que en él pueden...

QUESTO LIBRO E' A LAYOUT FISSO Romanzo autobiografico scritto nel 1896-97 tratta della vita di Strindberg durante e dopo il suo soggiorno a Parigi ed esplora, in una sorta di diario al quale Strindberg...

QUESTO LIBRO E' A LAYOUT FISSO Sul filo della follia le vicende di un doloroso rapporto coniugale in cui il disinganno impera sull’ideale utopico. Un disperato atto d’accusa contro il dominio della donna...

Die Gespenstersonate ist ein Kammerspiel von Johan August Strindberg, das er am 21. Januar 1908 im 'Intima teatern', das er im Jahr davor, zusammen mit dem Schauspieler August Falck, gegründet hatte,...

"The Red Room", written in 1879  by August Strindberg, is one of the biggest classics of Swedish literature. A funny, satirical look at 19th century bourgeois attitudes, "The Red Room" presents a loosely-connected...

Un étudiant, résident d'un immeuble bourgeois de Stockholm, y rencontre le vieux Jacob Hummel et divers autres personnages, entre rêve (ou cauchemar) et réalité...

August Strindberg's Lucky Pehr is a compelling novel that delves into the themes of social class, power dynamics, and destiny. This work of literature is written in a realistic and naturalistic style,...

Johan August Strindberg 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,...

-THE DOUBLE- centers on a government clerk who goes mad. It deals with the internal psychological struggle of its main character, Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin, who repeatedly encounters someone who is his...

'Truly unnerving' Jane Bailey'I raced through it in little more than a single session' 5* Reader Review They said a mother knows best and I believed them. Was I wrong? It is supposed to be a dream. James...

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Upon being arrested for the gruesome murder of her father, all college student Kanna Hijiriyama tells the police is, "It's up to you to find the motive." Amidst the media frenzy about the woman "too beautiful...

Agatha Christie meets Julie Caplin in this exciting new cosy crime series that captures the glamour of the 1930s with the gorgeous escapist destinations! November 1930....

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

An hilarious and gripping festive whodunnit, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie It's Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch. Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to...

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In this smart and swoony adventure rom-com, a journalist and a movie star find themselves teaming up to cover up a murder... What could possibly go wrong?When freelance journalist Khin Haymar is assigned...

THERE'S A PUZZLING MYSTERY WHEN A BELOVED PUB BURNS DOWN...BUT LIBBY SARJEANT IS ON THE CASE.After learning of a suspicious attempt to burn down a beloved old pub, The Crooked Horse, amateur detective...

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Anna is on the brink of losing it all when she is handed the career opportunity of a lifetime - working as a ghostwriter for charismatic neuroscientist Nate. Nate's work at the mysterious Pain Laboratory...

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Return to the snow-covered mountains of the Isle of Skye this winter in book two of The Skye Sisters Trilogy – where new loves and unknown family are just waiting to be found… Available to pre-order now!...

'So much fun!' KATIE FFORDEIla has her pride. And she's about to discover just how much trouble that can be... It's 1976 and in the Vile Parle suburb of Mumbai, bastion of the Maharashtrian middle-class,...

A new job. A new home. A new start.It's all Anna wants.But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished...

Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's father is out of work. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all...

A cold case returns to haunt Blix, as a cold-blooded killer taunts him with evidence of further victims, while Ramm investigates a murder with no body… Blockbuster, explosive Nordic Noir.`Contemporary...

Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashells will lead you to the Chibineko Kitchen. Step inside, they'll be expecting you. These are the directions...

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back...

The first book in the New York Times bestselling series with over ten million copies in print! ‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills...

WHAT YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR is a wonderful collection of short stories that provokes the mind with its weird and intriguing tales. We catch glimpses of worlds that are similar to our own, but always different...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NORTH WIND COMES A DARKLY REIMAGINED TALE OF FORBIDDEN LOVE, INSPIRED BY THE GREEK MYTH OF HERO AND LEANDER AND THE SCOTTISH BALLAD TAM LIN.    Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated...

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THE BRAND NEW FESTIVE ROMANCE FROM ISLA GORDONSIX PASSENGERS . . . When six ex-friends are invited to a winter wedding in Canada, the last thing they want is a reunion. But bride-to-be Bryn is desperate,...

The latest Bob Skinner mystery from the legendary Quintin Jardine.'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICKAn expensive mobile home, abandoned in a new housing development,...

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ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT.'Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions hinder their efforts. The tunnel is being kept open all night as an exception.'When...

A prize-winning railway murder mystery from Japan, this crime classic is a hair-raising delight perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.Early one morning, a body is found lying next to the railway tracks...