Seen through the eyes of a sensitive intellectual, shell-shocked and mutilated, war is deprived of all sense and justification and is reduced to an insane orgy of madmen annihilating one another without knowing why. Walter, and originally published in 1922.Many great writers have written about war, but few have explored the personal trauma endured by combatants as did Leonid Andreyev in this tale of the traumatic experiences of a soldier in the Russo - Japanese war in 1905.

âHis Excellency the Governorâ was translated by Maurice Magnus and originally published in 1921. âWhen the King Loses His Head,â âJudas Iscariot,â âLazarus,â âLife of Father Vassily,â âThe Marseillaise,â and âDies Iraeâ were translated by Archibald J. Townsend and originally published in 1917. âThe Confessions of a Little Man During Great Daysâ was translated by R. âA Present,â âThe Giant,â and âThe Story of the Snakeâ were translated by The Russian Review and also originally published in 1916. Lowe and also originally published in 1916. âThe Little Angel,â âAt the Roadside Station,â âSnapper,â âThe Lie,â âAn Original,â âPetka at the Bungalow,â âSilence,â âLaughter,â âThe Friend,â âIn the Basement,â âThe City,â âThe Tocsin,â âBargamot and Garaska,â âMen May Rise on Stepping-Stones of Their Dead Selves to Higher Things,â and âThe Spyâ were also translated by W.

âThe Crushed Flower,â âA Story Which Will Never Be Finished,â âOn the Day of the Crucifixion,â âLove, Faith and Hope,â âThe Ocean,â and âThe Man Who Found the Truthâ were also translated by Herman Bernstein and originally published in 1916. Lowe and also originally published in 1910. âA Dilemmaâ was translated by John Cournos and originally published in 1910. âThe Seven Who Were Hangedâ was translated by Herman Bernstein and originally published in 1909. âThe Red Laughâ was translated by Alexandra Linden and originally published in 1905. This edition of Leonid Andreyevâs Short Fiction was produced from various translations.

The Red Laugh by Leonid Andreyev