The Inferno

<p>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</p><p></p><p>Published 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.</p><p></p><p>This 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.</p>