. . . . . . . . . "1912-05-14Z"^^ . . . . "Johan August Strindberg"@en . . . . "1849-01-22Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Johan August Strindberg (/\u02C8str\u026Andb\u025Cr\u0261, \u02C8str\u026Anb\u025Cr\u0261/ About this sound Swedish pronunciation : /\u02C8strind\u02CCb\u025Crj/; 22 January 1849 \u2013 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography, history, cultural analysis, and politics."@en .