When We Dead Awaken

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While vacationing at a spa, a sculptor, whos unhappily married, encounters a former model whose love he rejected in favor of a more successful career. As the pair reconnects, they gradually rekindle their relationship, leading them down a dark and dangerous path.

Arnold Rubek is a famous and wealthy sculptor who feels trapped in a mundane marriage. He and his wife Maia are visiting a spa, when he stumbles across a former model named Irena. Shes an old muse who worked with Arnold earlier in his career. Irena was in love with him, but he rejected her to focus on his work. Since then, shes struggled with madness and a preoccupation with death. Despite the warning signs, Arnolds pursuit of Irena comes to a volatile conclusion.

When We Dead Awaken is Henrik Ibsens final play. Its a story about the disillusion of success and a fixation on the past. The characters work as active participants in their own demise. Its a cautionary tale with haunting themes and an unforgettable outcome.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of When We Dead Awaken is both modern and readable.

Author Bio

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright who thrived during the late nineteenth century. He began his professional career at age 15 as a pharmacist's apprentice. He would spend his free time writing plays, publishing his first work Catilina in 1850, followed by The Burial Mound that same year. He eventually earned a position as a theatre director and began producing his own material. Ibsen's prolific catalogue is noted for depicting modern and real topics. His major titles include Brand, Peer Gynt and Hedda Gabler.