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Who is the Stranger in August Strindberg's To Damascus?
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August Strindberg
Swedish playwright August Strindberg.
In the three-part drama To Damascus, the character known as "the Stranger" is a depiction of August Strindberg himself. The play portrays this character as a wanderer who is searching for spiritual peace, which he ultimately finds alongside another character, "the Lady," who is modeled after Strindberg's wives, Siri von Essen and Frida Uhl.1