Inauguration: Place August Strindberg

The City of Paris pays tribute to the great Swedish writer August Strindberg by naming a square after him in an area he visited regularly.

On this square, which is adjacent to the North-west façade of the Eglise Saint Sulpice in the 6th arrondissement, a bust of the writer will also be unveiled, made by the Swedish sculptor Carl Eldh (1837-1954) in 1905. Strindberg, who is without doubt one of the best-known Swedish writers in France and worldwide, stayed in Paris during several periods of his life. Two of his most important works, Inferno et A Madman’s Defence, were even written in French.

To coincide with the inauguration of the Place August Strindberg, the Théâtre de l’Odéon and the Institut Suédois present a reading of a selection of texts by Strindberg relating to his sojourns in Paris.
6 Nov 2017 at Théâtre de l’Odéon

The project for a square named after August Strindberg in Paris was initiated by Guy de Faramond and Jacques Robnard. The idea of placing a bust of Strindberg on the square was initiated by the Swedish Embassy, and the initiative was financed by Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, Karl-Otto Bonnier, the Gustavus Adolfus VI Swedish Cultural Fund, the Swedish Academy, the Swedish Embassy and the Institut Suédois. The Carl and Elise Eldh’s Studio Foundation in Stockholm was the main partner, and the bust was cast from the original model at the Herman Bergmans Fine Art Bronze Foundry in Stockholm.

 

 

Place August Strindberg, Paris 6e