{"product_id":"the-inferno-august-strindberg-9791029918483","title":"The Inferno: including THE ECCENTRICITY OF AUGUST STRINDBERG by Otto Heller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I am surrounded by silence and loneliness. It is the solemn and terrible silence of the desert in which I defiantly challenge the unknown, in order to wrestle with him, body with body, and soul with soul.\" - A. Strindberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1897, The Inferno is not a conventional novel. Blending autobiography, fiction and psychological exploration, the book documents Strindberg's descent into paranoia, alchemical obsession, and spiritual confusion during a period of isolation in Paris. Considered a forerunner of modern psychological literature, this intense autobiographical work gives readers an intimate look at the tormented psyche of a genius, navigating between madness and mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition is enhanced by an insightful biographical and critical essay on August Strindberg, authored by Otto Heller, Professor of Modern European Literature at Washington University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e August Strindberg,Otto Heller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791029918483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fv Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"August Strindberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47419782004991,"sku":"9791029918483","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e1e3352-888c-4a5d-8828-e369d99596d6.jpg?v=1761513815","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-inferno-august-strindberg-9791029918483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}