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Inferno
by August Strindberg
Inferno is a novel by August Strindberg, published in 1897. It is a dark, psychological drama that explores themes of love, jealousy, and the human psyche. The novel is considered to be a part of Strindberg’s late, naturalistic period.
- Röda Rummet(1879)
- Tjänsteqvinnans son(1886)
- Hemsöborna(1887)
- I havsbandet(1890)
I. Den Osynliges hand. Det var med en känsla av vild glädje jag återvände från Nordbanans station, sedan jag där avlämnat min lilla hustru, vilken skulle fara till vårt barn, som insjuknat i fjärran land. Fullbordat var alltså offret av mitt hjärta! Våra avskedsord: När ses vi igen? -- Snart! återljödo ännu såsom osanningar, vilkas bedräglighet man icke vill tillstå för sig; en aning sade mig, att det var för alltid vi nu hade skilts. Detta farväl, som vi utbytte i november månad 1894, blev verkligen också det sista, ty till denna stund, i maj 1897, har jag ännu icke återsett min kära hustru. När jag hunnit till Café de la Régence, slog jag mig ned vid det bord, där jag förut brukat sitta med min hustru, min vackra fångvaktarinna, som dag och natt spionerade på min själ, gissade till mina hemliga tankar, bevakade mina idéers lopp, svartsjukt iakttog min andes strävan mot det okända. Återskänkt åt friheten, erfar jag med ens en expansion av själens innestängda kraft och lyftes upp över småaktigheterna i storstaden, denna skådeplats för intellektuella strider, där jag nyss vunnit en seger, i sig själv futtig, men för mig oerhört stor, då den utgjorde uppfyllelsen
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