About this book
John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen is a searing late-19th-century drama that probes ambition, pride, and the ruin left by financial scandal. Set eight years after a spectacular fall from grace, the play follows the disgraced bank manager John Gabriel Borkman, his estranged wife, and her twin sister Ella Rentheim as they clash over the future of young Erhart Borkman. Ibsen’s spare, intense dialogue exposes the corrosive effects of obsession and the social consequences of greed without resorting to melodrama.
A major work among Ibsen’s dramatic works and classic literature, John Gabriel Borkman blends the naturalistic social critique of his middle period with hints of the more symbolic terrain he would explore in his final plays. Themes of power, exile, memory, and the search for dignity unfold against a Norwegian social backdrop in 1896, illuminating both personal tragedy and broader cultural anxieties about modernity and finance.
Ideal for listeners who love classic plays, psychological drama, and literary theatre, this audiobook offers a compelling study of character and consequence — essential listening for students of Ibsen, fans of European drama, and anyone drawn to incisive, character-driven literature.
