The Night of the Tribades

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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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The Night of the Tribades

play by Enquist

Also known as: “Tribadernas natt”

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In Per Olov Enquist
…successful drama, Tribadernas natt (1975; The Night of the Tribades, 1977), presents Enquist’s analysis of August Strindberg’s marital relationship. In 1999 he published Livläkarens besök (The Royal Physician’s Visit, 2001), a historical novel about sexual and political intrigue in 18th-century Denmark. It became his best-known work among American readers, and…
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