STRINDBERG AUGUST: (1849-1912) Swedish Novelist and Dramatist.

STRINDBERG AUGUST: (1849-1912) Swedish Novelist and Dramatist.
A brief A.L.S., August Strindberg, on one side of a printed postcard, Lund, Sweden, 28th May 1899, to Emil Schering, in Swedish. Strindberg apologises to his correspondent for a brief reply and thanks him for his translation which he is now reading. Hand addressed by Strindberg to the printed address panel. A few very minor ink smudges, not affecting the signature, VGEmil Schering (1873-1951) German Translator who devoted much of his life to translating Strindberg's works. Schering's German translations were in turn used to produce editions in other European languages.The present letter refers to Strindberg's work Gustav Vasa, which was to be published in October 1899.Strindberg's career spanned four decades during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, ranging from autobiography and history to cultural analysis and politics. An experimenter and iconoclast throughout, Strindberg developed innovative forms of dramatic action, language, and visual composition. He is considered the 'father of modern Swedish literature' and his work The Red Room (1879) has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel.