The Red Laugh and The Abyss (Paperback)

Leonid Andreyev's Expressionist novella The Red Laugh is an experimental, fragmentary depiction of war and its psychological effects, both on those who participate in the fighting and on those who hear of its atrocities from afar; it was inspired by the horrors of the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War. Translated into English for the first time since 1905, it is here paired with a fresh translation of Andreyev's earlier story 'The Abyss,' which caused scandal when it first appeared in 1902. This edition provides an illuminating introduction by translator Kirsten Lodge establishing the importance of Andreyev to both the Russian and to the overall modernist canon, as well as a range of background materials that help set the novel in its historical, literary, and artistic contexts.

General

Imprint:	Broadview Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	December 2020
Authors:	Leonid Andreyev
Editors:	Kirsten Lodge
Authors:	Kirsten Lodge
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	138
ISBN-13:	978-1-55481-549-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > General Promotions Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN:	1-55481-549-5
Barcode:	9781554815494

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