# Ghosts

**Author:** Henrik Ibsen
**Tags:** Norwegian drama, Translations into English
**Price:** Free
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96041

## Description

In Henrik Ibsen's searing drama, Ghosts, Mrs. Alving has meticulously crafted a facade of respectability, dedicating an orphanage in her late husband's honor to bury the scandalous truth of his profligate life. But as her beloved son, Oswald, returns home from Paris, the carefully constructed lies begin to crumble. Oswald's deteriorating health and the unsettling truths that emerge expose the devastating consequences of inherited sins and the suffocating grip of societal hypocrisy. With the arrival of Pastor Manders, who embodies rigid moral codes, and the revelations about the maid Regina's true parentage, Mrs. Alving is forced to confront the "ghosts" of the past that haunt her family. This powerful play delves into the insidious nature of secrets, the burden of duty, and the tragic struggle for individual freedom against oppressive conventions, culminating in an agonizing choice that will forever alter their lives.