Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, When We Dead Awaken, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder. Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House was the world's most performed play in 2006.
Books by Henrik Ibsen
8 books available
John Gabriel Borkman
by Henrik Ibsen
3.8(577)
A disgraced banker, imprisoned by his own ambition and the icy grip of societal judgment, paces his upstairs prison, dreaming of a financial comeback while the women in his life battle over the shattered remnants of their shared past and the fate of their son.
The Master Builder
by Henrik Ibsen
3.8(3,375)
An aging architect, haunted by past failures and the threat of younger talent, struggles with his sanity as a young woman from his past returns to challenge his crumbling legacy.
The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen
3.8(11,461)
An idealistic son shatters the fragile peace of his childhood friend's home by unearthing a buried truth, forcing the question of whether some illusions are better left undisturbed, even at the cost of honesty.
An Enemy of the People
by Henrik Ibsen
3.9(9,060)
In a town where money matters more than truth, a doctor's discovery of contaminated baths turns him into a public enemy, showing the high cost of integrity when it goes against what everyone else wants.
Peer Gynt
by Henrik Ibsen
3.7(5,379)
A charming, wild peasant travels the world, encountering trolls and emperors, only to find meaning and a hidden truth in the lasting love he left behind.
The Lady from the Sea
by Henrik Ibsen
3.9(1,451)
A woman on the Norwegian coast is caught between societal expectations and a past love. She longs for the wild sea and an enigmatic stranger, which threatens her quiet life.
A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen
3.7(106,062)
Nora Helmer's realization that her marriage is a 'doll's house' leads her to leave her family, challenging 19th-century expectations for women.
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
3.8(30,212)
Trapped in a suffocating marriage, Hedda Gabler manipulates those around her with destructive elegance, seeking beauty and influence, but ultimately becoming entangled in her own web.