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August Strindberg

A hundred years after his death, August Strindberg (1849-1912) continues to fascinate. We have selected some of his best work.

The red room Miss Julie and other plays Tschandala The father

Welcome to the world of Swedish literature!

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Welcome to the world of Swedish literature!

Sweden Bookshop offers an impressive selection of translated Swedish literature and books about Sweden. Here you will find everything from exclusive coffee-table books to fascinating children's books and the very latest fiction written by Swedish authors. At the moment we offer no less than 2,000 titles in 47 languages.

Explore and enjoy!

This is Sweden

This is Sweden contains a short introduction on Swedish cultural history, design and fashion, music and gastronomy, the Swedish welfare state and business sector, customs, myths about the country, and much more.

This is Sweden is available in Arabic, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish.

Strindberg - a life


This biography, supported by extensive new research, describes the eventful and complicated life of one of the great literary figures in world literature. Prideaux marks the centenary of Strindberg's death in 1912 with a biography worthy of the man who laid the foundation for Western drama through the twentieth century and even into the twenty-first.

Notes from a Swedish kitchen


Swedish cuisine is delicious, varied and often unexpected, and in this delightful book Margareta Schildt-Landgren shares wonderful stories from her own kitchen along with over 100 fabulous recipes.

Waldersten 365


Every day for an entire year Jesper Waldersten created and published at least one unique image at waldersten365.com. His witty commentary, clever puns and razor-sharp black humour guide us through a universe all of his own making. Here we publish all the pictures from this intensively creative year - a thought-provoking, poignant and hugely enjoyable collection.
 
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