The Night of the Tribades: A Play from 1889 (Mermaid Dramabook)
by Per Olov Enquist
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An historical drama. Enquist takes some liberties, but the play is based on fact. The main characters are Strindberg, his estranged wife, Siri von Essen, and her alcoholic lesbian friend, Marie Caroline David.Tags
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Enquist's writing is characterized by political consciousness and an interest in the past as it affects or reflects the present. During the politicized 1960s, Enquist was a principle practitioner of documentarism. He is both an important playwright and a novelist. (Bowker Author Biography) Per Olov Enquist is one of Sweden's most acclaimed show more writers; a novelist, playwright and poet with works published in 26 countries. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Tribadernas natt : ett skådespel från 1889
- Original title
- Tribadernas natt : ett skådespel från 1889
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- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 839.7 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures Other Germanic literatures Swedish literature
- LCC
- PT9876.15 .N78 .T713 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures Swedish literature Individual authors or works 1961-2000
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- 5 — Catalan, English, Estonian, Hungarian, Swedish
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