The Night of the Tribades

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The Night of the Tribades is a 1975 play by Swedish author Per Olov Enquist that dramatizes the turbulent personal and artistic conflicts surrounding playwright August Strindberg and his estranged wife.

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instanceOf play
theatrical work
author Per Olov Enquist NERFINISHED
basedOn life of August Strindberg
marriage of August Strindberg and Siri von Essen
countryOfOrigin Sweden
dramaticForm two-act play
firstPerformanceYear 1975
genre biographical play
drama
hasCharacterType fictionalized historical character
historical figure
hasReception critically acclaimed
hasTheme betrayal
conflict between art and private life
feminism
jealousy
power dynamics in relationships
hasTranslation The Night of the Tribades (English) NERFINISHED
influenced later biographical plays about writers
literaryMovement modern Swedish drama
mainCharacter August Strindberg NERFINISHED
Siri von Essen NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of August Strindberg’s private life
modern reinterpretation of Strindberg’s relationships
originalLanguage Swedish
originalTitle Tribadernas natt NERFINISHED
partOf 20th-century Swedish theatre
portrays August Strindberg NERFINISHED
Marie David NERFINISHED
Siri von Essen NERFINISHED
Viggo Schiwe NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1975
settingLocation Copenhagen NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 1880s
subjectMatter artistic conflict
gender relations
marital conflict
sexuality
theatre production
workOf Per Olov Enquist NERFINISHED
writtenBy Per Olov Enquist NERFINISHED

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Per Olov Enquist notableWork The Night of the Tribades
P.O. Enquist notableWork The Night of the Tribades