The Living Corpse

This article is about Tolstoy's play. For other uses, see The Living Corpse (disambiguation).
The Living Corpse
Konstantin Stanislavski as Prince Abrezkov
in the première at the Moscow Art Theatre
in 1911.
Written byLeo Tolstoy
Date premiered5 October [O.S. 23 September] 1911
Place premieredMoscow Art Theatre
Original languageRussian

The Living Corpse (Russian: Живой труп) is a Russian play by Leo Tolstoy.[1] Although written around 1900, it was only published shortly after his death—Tolstoy had never considered the work finished. An immediate success, it is still performed. Arthur Hopkins produced its Broadway premiere in 1918 under the title Redemption, starring John Barrymore.

  1. ^ The title of the play has also been translated as The Man Who Was Dead, Redemption, and Reparation.