Red Room

A satire of the rapidly changing society of the 1870s, it was Strindberg's first novel and marked his literary breakthrough. It contains some of the great set-piece scenes in Swedish literature, a gallery of unforgettable caricatures in the spirit of Dickens, humour, pathos and satirical targets as apt now as they were then.

O satira a societatii in schimbare rapida din anii 1870, a fost primul roman al lui Strindberg si a marcat descoperirea sa literara. Contine cateva dintre scenele grozave din literatura suedeza, o galerie de caricaturi de neuitat in spiritul lui Dickens, umor, patos si tinte satirice la fel de potrivite acum ca atunci.