El Enemigo Del Pueblo

Henrik Ibsen

Longseller S.A., 2003 - Literatura Noruega - 267 pages

When Dr. Thomas Stockmann learns that the famous and financially successful Baths in his home town are contaminated, he insists they be shut down for expensive repairs. Ridiculed and persecuted by the townsfolk for his honesty, he is declared an "enemy of the people."

About the author

Henrik Ibsen, poet and playwright was born in Skein, Norway, in 1828. His creative work spanned 50 years, from 1849-1899, and included 25 plays and numerous poems. During his middle, romantic period (1840-1875), Ibsen wrote two important dramatic poems, Brand and Peer Gynt, while the period from 1875-1899 saw the creation of 11 realistic plays with contemporary settings, the most famous of which are A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, and The Wild Duck. Henrik Ibsen died in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway in 1906.

Bibliographic information

• Title: El Enemigo Del Pueblo; Clásicos de siempre; Joyas del teatro
• Author: Henrik Ibsen
• Publisher: Longseller S.A., 2003
• ISBN: 9875503797, 9789875503793
• Length: 267 pages