Johan August Strindberg(January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright, and painter. Along with Henrik Ibsen he is arguably the most influential and most important of all Scandinavian authors. Strindberg is known as one of the fathers of modern theatre. His work falls into two major literary movements, Naturalism and Expressionism.
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Wikipedia contributors, "August Strindberg," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_Strindberg&oldid=106354650 (accessed February 13, 2007).
