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  • The Inferno: including THE ECCENTRICITY OF AUGUST STRINDBERG by Otto Heller by August Strindberg book cover
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The Inferno: including THE ECCENTRICITY OF AUGUST STRINDBERG by Otto Heller

by August Strindberg

Autobiography, fiction, and spiritual uncertainty

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Autobiography, fiction, and spiritual uncertainty

First published in 1897, *The Inferno* draws on autobiography and fiction to explore a period of isolation in Paris, marked by paranoia, alchemical preoccupation, and spiritual confusion. Its subject is as much a state of mind as a sequence of events: Strindberg’s effort to make sense of an unsettling inner experience. The volume also includes Otto Heller’s biographical and critical essay on Strindberg, adding context on the author alongside the primary work.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in autobiographical fiction and psychological exploration.
  • Those studying August Strindberg or Scandinavian literary classics.
  • Readers curious about writing on alchemy, spiritual uncertainty, and isolation.

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Autobiography and fictionPsychological experienceIsolationAlchemy and mysticism

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Book overview

"I am surrounded by silence and loneliness. It is the solemn and terrible silence of the desert in which I defiantly challenge the unknown, in order to wrestle with him, body with body, and soul with soul." - A. Strindberg

 

Published in 1897, The Inferno is not a conventional novel. Blending autobiography, fiction and psychological exploration, the book documents Strindberg's descent into paranoia, alchemical obsession, and spiritual confusion during a period of isolation in Paris. Considered a forerunner of modern psychological literature, this intense autobiographical work gives readers an intimate look at the tormented psyche of a genius, navigating between madness and mysticism.

 

This new edition is enhanced by an insightful biographical and critical essay on August Strindberg, authored by Otto Heller, Professor of Modern European Literature at Washington University.

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