Stories and tales

Leonid Nikolaevich Andreyev (1871-1919) was a Russian writer, publicist, and playwright, one of the most prominent representatives of Russian modernism of the early 20th century. His work became a bridge between 19th-century realism and the new literature of psychological breakdown and symbolic human imagery. His first book of short stories, published in 1901, immediately brought Andreyev fame. ...