The Ghost Sonata, August Strindberg
The Ghost Sonata, August Strindberg
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The Ghost Sonata
A Drama In Three Scenes

Author: August Strindberg

Narrator: Brendan Moir

Unabridged: 1 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Bemuse

Published: 06/14/2024

Synopsis

Enter the surreal world of August Strindberg's "The Ghost Sonata," where a young student becomes entangled in the mysterious affairs of a haunted mansion. As he navigates its labyrinthine corridors, he encounters a cast of eccentric characters, including a mysterious old man who seems to have blackmail over everyone in the house, a woman who has begun to resemble a mummy after being locked away in a closet for years, a young girl who can't leave her hyacinth room, and an ethereal milk maid who seems to hold the future of everyone involved delicately in her hands. This truly is one of the most bizarre and nihilistic works to ever come out of Strindberg's catalog, but also helped lay down the correct foundation for his final play, the Great Highway.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah

To start this off, I want to clarify that I am going to be reviewing The Pelican, which I could not find any other edition of on this website. This play mainly deals with the uncovering of a mother's crimes towards her children, including deliberate malnourishment and an affair with her daughter's f......more

Goodreads review by Drew

"Miss Julie" may be the play that first comes to mind for Strindberg but I really enjoy his chamber plays which, though still fueled by a certain amount of fury at times, feel tempered by age. Sometimes, they're corny; sometimes, they're odd; but a sense of compassion regularly surfaces, too, as wel......more

Goodreads review by Lorie

Lu en français : La Maison brûlée Dans le cadre d’un cours de littérature comparée sur le thème « revenir d’exil ». Je n’aime pas spécialement le théâtre, donc je n’ai pas forcément apprécié cette pièce qui m’a semblé superficielle, vide de sens, les quelques références philosophiques n’étant pas trè......more

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