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

Indeed, it might be more in keeping with the darker works of August Strindberg, Anton Chekhov and Samuel Beckett, all of whom John drolly promises to steer clear of.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2021

Spend a night at the theater and cue up the play “Julie,” a contemporary adaptation of the August Strindberg play “Miss Julie.”

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2021

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

Strindberg first attracted public notice by the appearance in 1879 of a novel named “The Red Room.”

From Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy by Heller, Otto