Strindberg

American  

[strind-burg, strin-, strin-bar-y^uh] / ˈstrɪnd bɜrg, ˈstrɪn-, ˈstrɪnˌbær yə /

noun

1. Johan August 1849–1912, Swedish novelist, dramatist, and essayist.

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Strindberg British  

/ ˈstrɪndbærj, ˈstrɪndbɜːɡ /

noun

1. August (ˈauɡʊst). 1849–1912, Swedish dramatist and novelist, whose plays include The Father (1887), Miss Julie (1888), and The Ghost Sonata (1907)

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Example Sentences

She was intrigued to learn, for example, that “my great-grandfather’s half niece was married to August Strindberg, the Swedish playwright and all-around nasty person.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

So I think the book “Stella Adler on Ibsen, Strindberg and Chekhov” will be in Saskia’s Christmas stocking.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

For all his political posturing and his anger toward his parents, Mr. Myrdal had a serious literary bent and was a student of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2020

To be sure, there have been many talented Swedes deserving of international recognition: August Strindberg, Ingmar Bergman, ABBA, Robyn, Ludwig Göransson, the founders of Spotify and Skype, and—of course—Alfred Nobel, just to name a few.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2020

Prof. Henderson's appraisal of Strindberg is certainly the fairest, kindest and most impersonal that I have yet seen.

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