Who were influencers, followers, friends and haters in the 19th century?

August Strindberg is known as the "father" of modern Swedish literature. When do you think he was born? More than 175 years ago.

How long ago do you think the first social media platforms were released? Less than 35 years ago, and we are not speaking about Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or TikTok yet.

Naturally, Strindberg was never part of a social media, but it does not mean there were no role models, supporters, or rivals in his times. So, what was social interaction like for a Swede, Alfred Nobel’s contemporary, whose adulthood started at the same time when technological modernism and social transformations were coming to the country?