The Red Room

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The Red Room is an 1879 satirical novel by Swedish author August Strindberg, often regarded as the first modern Swedish novel and a sharp critique of contemporary society and bureaucracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
author August Strindberg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
genre satire ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
hasPart satirical depictions of government offices ⓘ
satirical depictions of the arts scene ⓘ
satirical depictions of the press ⓘ
hasSubject bureaucracy ⓘ
contemporary society ⓘ
hasTheme art and artists ⓘ
capitalism ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
hypocrisy ⓘ
political opportunism ⓘ
press and journalism ⓘ
influenced later Scandinavian realist literature ⓘ
literaryMovement modernism ⓘ
literarySignificance milestone in Swedish realism ⓘ
mainCharacter Arvid Falk ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor being regarded as the first modern Swedish novel ⓘ
originalLanguage Swedish ⓘ
placeInAuthorOeuvre early major work of August Strindberg ⓘ
publicationYear 1879 ⓘ
publisher Seligmann & C:o ⓘ
settingLocation Stockholm ⓘ
titleInOriginalLanguage Röda rummet ⓘ

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August Strindberg → notableWork → The Red Room ⓘ
Röda rummet → nameMeaning → The Red Room ⓘ