August Strindberg  

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Johan August Strindberg (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright, and painter. Along with Henrik Ibsen he is arguably the most influential and most important of all Scandinavian authors. Strindberg is known as one of the fathers of modern theatre. His work falls into two major literary movements, Naturalism and Expressionism, noted for such works as A Dream Play (1901).

In popular culture

  • In Woody Allen's 1979 Academy Award nominated film Manhattan, the protagonist (played by Allen) says to a friend: "You shouldn't ask me for advice. When it comes to relationships with women, I'm the winner of the August Strindberg Award."
  • In the film Modern Problems (1981), Dabney Coleman recites a "partial" list of his favorite things that includes "Strindberg's women - all of them"
  • In a popular Hindi novel A Torn Happiness by Nirmal Verma, Strindberg looms large over the heads of many characters.
  • In the Mel Brooks musical, The Producers, the line "So keep your Strindbergs and Ibsens at bay." is present in the song, "Keep It Gay".
  • A track featured on the album "Eli" by artists Jan Akkerman and Kaz Lux was written as a tribute to Strindberg's works.
  • In the French film Jules and Jim the main characters watch one of Strindberg's plays, influencing a change in one of the characters.



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