Alone (novella) explained
| Alone |
| Author: | August Strindberg |
| Title Orig: | Ensam |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Language: | Swedish |
Alone (Swedish: Ensam) is a novella from 1903 by Swedish writer August Strindberg. The protagonist is a 50-year-old writer who has returned to Stockholm after spending several years in the countryside.[1] The novel has been subject to treatment by a number of literary researchers. An English translation of the novella by Arvid Paulson was published under the title Days of Loneliness (New York: Phaedra, 1971).
Further reading
- Book: Dahlbäck, Johan . Tystnad och modernitet: Strindbergs Ensam . 1992 . Swedish . Moderna Klassiker: 16 förelesningar om vår tid . 57–74.
- Book: Fahlgren, Margretha . Ensam: det manliga jaget, staden och kvinnan . 2006 . Swedish . Anna Cavallin and Anna Westerståhl Stenport . Det gäckande könet. Strindberg och genusteori . 151–168.
- Stig . Sæterbakken . Stig Sæterbakken . Å være er å ikke være. Om Ensam (1903) . 1997 . Norwegian . Marginal . 4 . 52–59.
- Book: Westin, Bo . Vandraren, drømmen och dikten: Ensam . 1999 . Swedish . Ulf Olsson . Strindbergs förvandlingar . 169–192.
Notes and References
- Tone . Selboe . De andres hjem: August Strindbergs Ensam (1903) . 2010 . Norwegian . . 97 . 1 . 16–27 . Universitetsforlaget .
