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August Strindberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on January 22, 1849. He was educated at the University of Uppsala in Sweden, but left without a degree. He began to write while supporting himself at a variety of jobs, including journalist and librarian. He wrote several novels including The Red Room and Black Banners, but was best known as a playwright. His plays include The Father, Miss Julie, Creditors, A Dream Play, and The Ghost Sonata. He also wrote an autobiography entitled The Son of a Servant. He died on May 14, 1912 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Red Room… (more)
The Red Room 757 copies, 9 reviews
Miss Julie 667 copies, 10 reviews
The People of Hemso 458 copies, 7 reviews
Six Plays of Strindberg 351 copies, 1 review
Getting Married 296 copies, 2 reviews
By the Open Sea 279 copies, 3 reviews
Miss Julie and Other Plays 272 copies, 1 review
Inferno (Author) 269 copies, 2 reviews
A Dream Play 250 copies, 1 review
Strindberg: Five Plays 220 copies, 1 review
The Confession of a Fool 204 copies, 3 reviews
The Father 175 copies, 3 reviews
Inferno / From an Occult Diary 164 copies, 2 reviews
The Dance of Death (Author) 150 copies, 1 review
Days of Loneliness 91 copies, 1 review
Fadren : Fröken Julie 82 copies, 1 review
The Ghost Sonata 77 copies, 1 review
Seven plays 65 copies, 1 review
Five Plays of Strindberg 58 copies, 1 review
Hemsöborna och Skärkarlsliv 55 copies, 2 reviews
Skärkarlsliv : berättelser 53 copies, 1 review
Mäster Olof 45 copies
Sagor 41 copies
Tschandala 35 copies
De zondebok 31 copies, 1 review
Letters of Strindberg to Harriet Bosse (Author) 29 copies, 1 review
Teatre 27 copies, 2 reviews
Creditors 25 copies, 1 review
Ordalek och småkonst 20 copies, 1 review
Easter 18 copies, 1 review
There Are Crimes and Crimes 16 copies, 1 review
Legender 16 copies
A Witch 14 copies
Ett dockhem 14 copies, 1 review
Gustav Adolf 14 copies
En ny blå bok 14 copies, 2 reviews
Skrifter 14 copies
Teatro escogido 12 copies
Miss Julie [1951 film] (Original play) 10 copies, 1 review
De kamerspelen 10 copies
The Great Highway 10 copies, 1 review
Strindberg Seven Plays (Author) 9 copies
The Stronger 9 copies
Plays 9 copies
Fiabe 8 copies
The Pelican 8 copies
Storm Weather 8 copies
Insulo de feliĉuloj 7 copies, 1 review
Romanzi e racconti vol. 1 7 copies, 1 review
Cuentos 6 copies
La ||konscienco riproĉas 5 copies, 1 review
Komorne igre 5 copies
Dramaty 4 copies
Erik XIV 4 copies
En blå bok. Afdelning 3 4 copies, 1 review
Romanzi e racconti vol. 2 4 copies, 1 review
Bandet 3 copies
Frictions 3 copies
Mariés ! 3 copies
Ciandala 3 copies
En häxa 2 copies
FERMENTACION 2 copies
Orage 2 copies
Salonul roşu 2 copies
Giftas. 1 2 copies
L'olandese 2 copies
Salonul rosu 2 copies
EN BLBOK 1 2 copies
Erzählungen 2 copies
Sagas 2 copies
DÜŞ OYUNU 2 copies
Plays: August Strindberg (Author) 2 copies
Værker 2 copies
Teatro Selecto 2 copies, 1 review
Hry I. 2 copies
Temporale 2 copies
Utveckling 1 copy
Drámák 1 copy
Tales 1 copy
Giftas. 2 1 copy
Folkstaten 1 copy
Hamlet 1 copy
Dramatik 1 copy
The Outlaw 1 copy
Una bruja 1 copy
El pelicà 1 copy
Lui e lei 1 copy
Dramen 1 copy
Hry II 1 copy
Sjönöd 1 copy
Simoon 1 copy
Noveller 1 copy
Loss! 1 copy
Married 1 copy
Sagas 1 copy
EN BLBOK 2 1 copy
I Ensomhed 1 copy
Pelikanen 1 copy
Ebbrezza 1 copy
Karma 1 copy
Raj 1 copy
Lutka 1 copy
Corinna 1 copy
Eight Great Tragedies (Contributor) 378 copies, 1 review
Masterpieces of the Drama (Contributor) 173 copies, 2 reviews
Thirty Famous One-Act Plays (Contributor) 106 copies, 2 reviews
One Act: Eleven Short Plays of the Modern Theater (Contributor) 98 copies, 1 review
Contemporary Drama: 15 Plays (Contributor) 68 copies, 1 review
Modern and Contemporary Drama (Contributor) 43 copies, 1 review
14 great plays (Contributor) 31 copies
15 International One-Act Plays (Contributor) 30 copies
The Seas of God: Great Stories of the Human Spirit (Contributor) 25 copies, 2 reviews
Twelve Classic One-Act Plays (Contributor) 17 copies
Röda rummet – Seriebearbetning (some editions) 11 copies
Meesters der Zweedse vertelkunst (Author, some editions) 10 copies
The Story Survey (Contributor) 6 copies
Miss Julie [2014 film] (Original play) 6 copies
American Aphrodite (Volume Two, Number Six) (Contributor) 4 copies, 1 review
Fantastiske fortellinger (Contributor) 3 copies
Miss Julie [1972 film] (Original play) 2 copies
August Strindberg (Contributor) 2 copies
Groot zomerboek (Contributor) 1 copy

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