The Confession of a Fool (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: August Strindberg
- First Published: 1893
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1870’s and the 1880’s
- Setting: Stockholm, Sweden
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Mental illness, Obsession, Adultery, Women, Divorce, Sweden or Swedish people, Nobility
- Locales: Stockholm, Sweden
Characters Discussed
Axel, the narrator of the novel and its protagonist. At the book’s outset, he is in his late twenties, and his narrative, an autobiographical account of his first marriage, follows him through his early forties. Axel is a librarian at the Royal Stockholm Library, as well as an aspiring, and eventually successful, playwright. A small but intense man, he is interested primarily in scientific and aesthetic pursuits. He also may suffer from acute paranoia, and thus his chronicle forces the reader to question whether the novel is an accurate presentation of...
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