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Röda Rummet is a novel by August Strindberg, published in 1879. It is a satirical novel that explores the themes of class, politics, and the human condition. The novel is considered to be a part of Strindberg’s early, naturalistic period.

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Röda Rummet
en herre i skjortärmarna och en svart sidenmössa  huvudet av det slag,
som kommunarder bära. Hans ansikte var igenväxt med ett rött helskägg
och hans undersätsiga växt med dess grova former antydde arbetaren. 
Falk inträdde, gjorde kommunarden en våldsam rörelse med benen under
bordet och kavlade upp skjortärmarna, varvid en blå tuschtatuering,
bestående av ett ankare och ett anglosachsiskt R, blev synlig. Därpå
fattade han saxen, stack den mitt igenom första sidan  en
morgontidning, gjorde ett klipp och sade med  ton och ryggen åt den
tilltalade Falk:

-- Var har herrn varit?

-- Jag har varit sjuk, svarade Falk trotsigt som han själv tyckte, men
ödmjukt som Ygberg försäkrade efteråt.

-- Det var lögn; herrn har varit ute och supit! Han satt  Naples i går
kväll; jag såg honom!

-- , det  jag väl göra ...

-- Herrn får sitta var han behagar, men här ska han vara  slaget,
enligt överenskommelse! Klockan är en kvart över åtta redan! Jag vet att
'na där herrar, som legat vid akademien, där de tro att de  lära 
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Style is a very simple matter; it is all rhythm. Once you get that, you can't use the wrong words.

– Virginia Woolf

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– Gustave Flaubert

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