Leonid Andreyev - A Short Story Collection: Considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian literature and the Russian Edgar Allan Poe, we bring a unique collection of amazing stories for you to hear.
Written by Leonid Andreyev
Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley and Mark Rice-Oxley
5/5
()
About this audiobook
He studied law in Moscow before working as a police-court reporter for a daily newspaper. His literary efforts at this time were confined to poetry and those he did try to get published were all rejected.
In 1898 his first short story ‘Bargamot and Garaska’, published in the ‘Kurier’ newspaper caught the attention and friendship of Maxim Gorky. Andreyev now discarded any other career path apart from that of author.
His first collection of short stories appeared in 1901 and sold over a quarter of a million copies. He was a sensation. Using his interest in psychology and psychiatry gave him an almost unrivalled ability to delve into the human psyche and create astonishing characters.
During the first Russian revolution Andreyev was a staunch defender of democratic ideals and many of his stories reflected the heated mood of the times. With the 1905 Revolution’s failure his work became pessimistic and despairing. By the beginning of the following decade he began losing his audience to new literary movements such as the Futurists.
He published little after 1914 except political writings, instead working as the literary editor of the ‘Russian Will’ newspaper. When the Bolsheviks took power he sensed catastrophe was coming and moved to Finland where he spent his last years in poverty distraught at the outcome of the Revolution.
Leonid Andreyev died of heart failure on 12th September 1919 at the age of 48 in Mustamäki, Finland.
More audiobooks from Leonid Andreyev
The Top 10 Short Stories - The 1910's - The Europeans: The ten best stories written from 1910-1919 by European authors Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Stories About Mental Illness: A collection of stories about characters struggling with their mental health Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Top 10 Short Stories - Sadness: The ten best short stories of all time about sadness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Silence (CopyrightGroup) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Church - A Short Story Collection: From devout priests to sacreligious necromancers and everything in between Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Leonid Andreyev - A Short Story Collection
Related audiobooks
The Jew: Turgenev's heartbreaking story gives us a rare insight into anti-semitism in Russian society. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sealed Train Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Honoré de Balzac - A Short Story Collection: One of the founders and popularizes of realism in World literature Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRunning Wolf: Set in the Canadian wilderness, this is a gripping supernatural tale with Native American elements. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Death of the Lion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Short Stories of Stacy Amounier: London born Oxford graduate who spent his time writing or performing on stage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Enchanted Wanderer: And Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lazarus (CopyrightGroup) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prufrock and Other Oberservations Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The World in a Man of War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPeacock Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mysterious Portrait (Unabridged) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Short Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMurat: Celebrated Crimes, book 15 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Top 10 Short Stories - Men 1900s: The top ten Short Stories of the 1900's written by male authors Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsObligation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAuthors Born In Ukraine - The Ukrainian Short Story: Short stories from the sons and daughters of Ukranian soil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDark Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Seven Who Were Hanged Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Zinotchka Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rhapsody Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Anthologies For You
A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5FaceOff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths: The Best New Original Stories of the Genre Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Marple: Twelve New Mysteries Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Best American Short Stories 2021 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKink: Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Flight or Fright Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Humour - A Short Story Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stories from Suffragette City Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dark Screams: Volume One Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5MatchUp Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Shadow Over Innsmouth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Best American Short Stories 2022 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anonymous Sex Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Behaving Badly Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Greatest Short Stories of All Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wavedancer Benefit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Timeless Classics Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dangerous Women: Original Stories from Today's Greatest Suspense Writers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5San Diego Noir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Come Join Us By the Fire: 35 Short Horror Tales from Nightfire Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Whisperer In Darkness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Howls From the Dark Ages: An Anthology of Medieval Horror Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Classic American Short Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ghost Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Leonid Andreyev - A Short Story Collection
1 rating0 reviews