
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer. He is one of the most talented and prolific representatives of the Silver Age period in Russian history.



Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (21 August [O. S. 9 August] 1871 - 12 September 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian literature. He is regarded as one of the most talented and prolific representatives...


Savva and the Life of Man: Two plays by Leonid Andreyev, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format...

A philosophical novel exploring the meaning of existence through the surreal journey of a man named Savva, who encounters a series of strange and otherworldly characters on his path. The book offers a provocative and haunting meditation on the human condition. This work...

A philosophical novel exploring the meaning of existence through the surreal journey of a man named Savva, who encounters a series of strange and otherworldly characters on his path. The book offers a provocative and haunting meditation on the human condition. This work...





"Savva and The Life of Man" from Leonid Andreyev. Russian playwright (1871-1919).

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Social problems, it is true, also interest Andreyev. "The Red Laugh" is an attack on war through a portrayal of the ghastly horrors of the Russo-Japanese War; "Savva," one of the plays of this volume, is taken bodily (with a poet's license, of course) from the actual revolutionary...

Savva and The Life of Man is a collection of two plays written by the Russian author, Leonid Andreyev, and first published in 1917. The first play, Savva, tells the story of a young man who abandons his comfortable life to join a group of pilgrims on a journey to Jerusalem. Along...

