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The Leonid Andreyev Collection

Leonid Andreyev

Publisher: Blackmore Dennett

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Leonid Andreyev was one of the most haunting and visionary writers of the early 20th century, blending psychological depth, existential dread, and social critique into works that remain as striking today as when they were first written. The Leonid Andreyev Collection, published by Blackmore Dennett, gathers together his most powerful and unsettling stories—tales of fate and human suffering, of spiritual conflict and moral decay, of love, despair, and the darkness that lurks within the soul.
     From the heartbreaking innocence of The Crushed Flower to the philosophical musings of On the Day of the Crucifixion, Andreyev’s works offer profound reflections on life, death, and redemption. His masterful Judas Iscariot reimagines the infamous betrayer in a deeply human light, while The Seven Who Were Hanged explores the final moments of prisoners facing execution, their emotions raw with terror, defiance, and resignation. In Satan’s Diary, Andreyev delivers a chilling vision of a world unraveling, written with apocalyptic urgency and dark humor.
     This collection also includes his nightmarish short fiction, such as Lazarus, in which the resurrected man carries the unbearable weight of his return from the dead, and The Dark, a gripping tale of cruelty, survival, and the relentless force of fate. Other highlights include The City, a dreamlike meditation on civilization’s decline, The Spy, a harrowing exploration of paranoia and political oppression, and When The King Loses His Head, a symbolic tragedy of power and downfall. From the eerie parable of The Serpent’s Story to the poetic despair of Dies Irae, Andreyev’s storytelling is as varied as it is compelling.
     Brimming with psychological intensity and philosophical depth, The Leonid Andreyev Collection is an essential volume for lovers of Russian literature, existential fiction, and darkly poetic storytelling. Andreyev’s work stands at the crossroads of realism and surrealism, prophecy and nightmare, capturing the human condition in its most extreme and fragile states. These are stories that do not merely entertain—they challenge, disturb, and linger long after the final page.
Available since: 01/27/2019.

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