TY - BOOK AU - Strindberg,August AU - Schleussner,Ellie TI - In Midsummer Days: And Other Tales SN - 9781776534715 AV - PZ3.S9179PT9804 U1 - 839.7/3/6 PY - 2014/// CY - Auckland PB - The Floating Press KW - Strindberg, August, KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - German KW - bisacsh KW - Manners and customs KW - fast KW - Sweden KW - Social life and customs KW - Fiction KW - Suède KW - Mœurs et coutumes KW - Romans, nouvelles, etc KW - Electronic books KW - Translations N1 - Title; Contents; In Midsummer Days; The Big Gravel-Sifter; The Sluggard; The Pilot's Troubles; Photographer and Philosopher; Half a Sheet of Foolscap; Conquering Hero and Fool; What the Tree-Swallow Sang in the Buckthorn Tree; The Mystery of the Tobacco Shed; The Story of the St. Gotthard; The Story of Jubal Who Had No I -- The Golden Helmets in the Alleberg; Little Bluewing Finds the Goldpowder N2 - For readers who are familiar with Swedish writer August Strindberg's early, groundbreaking works for the stage, the dreamy magical realism of the short story collection In Midsummer Days will likely come as a surprise. These tales veer sharply away from the unflinching realism that came to be associated with Strindberg in the early twentieth century. Nonetheless, though they represent a dramatic shift in style, the tales in this collection are sure to engage and enchant UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=787760 ER -