Giuda non è il traditore che la storia ha consegnato alla memoria. O forse lo è – ma in un modo che costringe a guardare più a fondo, dove la fede si intreccia con il dubbio e l’amore con la disperazione. In questo racconto potente e inquieto, Leonid Andreyev scava nell’anima di Giuda Iscariota per restituirne un ritratto umano, lacerato, tragico.Chi è davvero Giuda? Un discepolo devoto, un uomo incapace di credere fino in fondo, o l’unico disposto a portare su di sé il peso necess...

'Lazarus' is a supernatural return-of-the-living-dead short story by Leonid Andreyev that offers a ubiquitously novel, weird and nihilistic rendition of the Christian resurrection story.Andreyev's profound skepticism bordering on cynicism regarding Christian teachings is spearheaded by Lazarus himself, who comes back from the grave to wreak havoc upon and bring death to the living. A shockingly pessimistic tale that verges on the outer rim of nihilism and cosmic horror, 'Lazarus' i...

The story of seven people tried for murder and sentenced to death by hanging. As they await their execution in prison and contemplate what it means to die, they struggle with fear and horror, each in their own way.Praise for The Seven Who Were Hanged:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Trial, verdict, awaiting an execution: Leonid Andreyev paints vivid and livid psychological portraits of those sentenced to death – both idealists and dreamers; and also mean and calloused criminals....

"When Lazarus rose from the grave, after three days and nights in the mysterious thraldom of death, and returned alive to his home, it was a long time before anyone noticed the evil peculiarities in him that were later to make his very name terrible." One of Andreyev's best-known short stories, "Lazarus" follows the Eastern Orthodox tradition that Lazarus never smiled again, and it explores what happened to the biblical figure after his resurrection from the dead. The unsettling coldness t...

Aunque no tenía aún derecho al retiro, se le concedió, en atención a sus veinticinco años de servicios irreprochables y a su enfermedad. Gracias a esto, tenía con que pagar su estancia en la clínica hasta s...

Rus dışavurumculuğunun öncülerinden Leonid Andreyev, Kızıl Kahkaha’da savaşın dehşet vericiliğini içeriden bir gözle, derin etki bırakacak bir kesit sunarak ifade eder. İçeriğine ustalıkla uydurulmuş sert, soğuk ve kayıtsızca dürüst metin, yalnızca cephede olan biteni aktarmakla kalmaz, evlerinde bekleyen asker ailelerine dahi tesir eden toplu delilik halini de ele alır. Andreyev’in savaşı, atılan tüm mermilerin hedefi vurduğu bir kahramanlık öyküsü değil; kopan uzuvların, mektupları evler...

Leonid Andreyev's "Savva and the Life of Man" is a poignant exploration of existential themes, encapsulated in a unique blend of expressionist prose and emotional depth. The narrative follows the character Savva, a tragic figure grappling with the complexities of life, death, and the human experience. Andreyev's innovative style captures the raw intensity of human emotions, reflecting a broader literary context influenced by the Russian Symbolist movement and contemporary European thought....

In "Satan's Diary," Leonid Andreyev crafts a haunting and introspective narrative that explores the nature of evil through the eyes of its most infamous embodiment: Satan himself. This novel, imbued with existentialist themes and rich, poetic language, presents a diary format that invites readers into a labyrinth of moral dilemmas and metaphysical reflections. As Satan recounts his experiences and interactions with humanity, Andreyev weaves together elements of Russian literature, philosop...

'It was like walking along the knife-edge of the highest possible mountain range, seeing life on one side and death on the other in the form of two deep, gorgeous and gleaming seascapes.'This astonishing novella from 1908, newly translated for Little Black Classics by War and Peace translator Anthony Briggs, probes the emotions and experiences of seven people condemned to death in Tsarist Russia. A powerful and subtle exploration of the morality of capital punishment, it w...

What did Lazarus see beyond the veil of death?In this haunting masterpiece of psychological and philosophical fiction, Leonid Andreyev conjures a vision of resurrection unlike any ever imagined. Lazarus is not a tale of triumph over death—but of what death leaves behind.Strange, unsettling, and metaphysical, this is the story of a man raised from the grave only to cast a cold, unblinking gaze back upon the living. Wherever he walks, beauty withers,...

Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev was born on 21st August in Oryol, Russia to a middle-class family of Polish, Ukranian and Finnish ancestry.He studied law in Moscow before working as a police-court reporter for a daily newspaper. His literary efforts at this time were confined to poetry and those he did try to get published were all rejected.In 1898 his first short story ‘Bargamot and Garaska’, published in the ‘Kurier’ newspaper caught the attention and friendship of Maxim Gor...

Savva and the life of Man: two plays probe the raw undercurrents of human frailty weaving profound inquiries into suffering despair meaning making and rebellion against stifling conventions in a fractured world. Savva unfolds amid a sweltering monastic outpost where stifled souls toil in hushed drudgery airing gripes over burdens while a free-spirited soul cavorts with youths evading grim toil yet stirring polarized awe scorn and unease. Fleeting exchanges unveil his tangled essence—blithe...