ContrarianAfter suffering a stroke in 1900, Henrik Ibsen was obliged to abandon his writing and spend the remaining six years of his life as a helpless invalid.
One day, his nurse deigned to suggest that he was feeling a little better. "On the contrary!" he snapped - and promptly died.
Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906) Norwegian playwright [noted for such dramatic
works as The Master Builder, Brand (1866), Peer Gynt (1867), A Doll's House (1879), An Enemy of the People (1882), Hedda Gabler (1890), and Ghosts]More Henrik Ibsen anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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