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The Red Room
Paperback
Publisher Price: $29.95
Publisher: Lushena Books
Published: Nov 20 2025
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Red Room by August Strindberg (published in 1879) is often regarded as the first modern Swedish novel. It follows Arvid Falk, a young idealist who leaves his secure government job to pursue truth and freedom as a journalist and writer. As he moves through various parts of Stockholm society-politics, business, art, and journalism-he becomes disillusioned by the widespread corruption, hypocrisy, and greed he encounters.
The Red Room, a café where intellectuals and artists gather to discuss ideas, symbolizes both hope and futility-the dream of reform that rarely becomes reality. The novel is a biting satire of bourgeois society, exposing its moral decay while exploring the struggles of individuals who seek honesty and justice in a corrupt world.
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