Red Room (Everyman's Library)

Product Description This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. Review 'In the opening chapter, with its famous bird's-eye view of Stockholm, Strindberg's vivid prose sparkles with energy and invention. The hero of the novel, the young and idealistic Arvid Falk, resigns from the Civil Service in disgust at the corruption he sees everywhere in the Establishment. He wants to become a writer and joins a group of bohemian artists, but struggles to free himself from his own prim and puritan inclinations. [...] As so often in Strindberg, it is the tension between irreconcilable opposites that provides the narrative energy.' Ulf Dantanus, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die '...a scathing attack on every aspect of modern life.' Rosalind Porter, '1000 Novels Everyone Must Read', The Guardian --The Guardian'[An] arresting work.' --Rain Taxi