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Leonid Andreyev | |
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 Autochrome self-portrait, published in 1912 | |
| Born | Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev 21 August 1871 Oryol, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 September 1919 (aged 48) Mustamäki, Finland |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Imperial Moscow University (1897) |
| Period | 1890s–1910s |
| Genre | Fiction, Drama |
| Literary movement | Realism • Naturalism • Symbolism • Expressionism |
| Notable works | The Seven Who Were Hanged, The Life of Man, He Who Gets Slapped |
| Children | Daniil Andreyev, Vadim Andreyev |
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Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (Russian: Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, 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 of the Silver Age literary period. Andreyev's style combines the elements of realist, naturalist, and symbolist schools in literature. Of his 25 plays, his 1915 play He Who Gets Slapped is regarded as his finest achievement.[1]
- ^ Frederick H. White (2016). "A Slap in the Face of American Taste: Transporting He Who Gets Slapped to American Audiences". In Alexander Burry and Frederick H. White (ed.). Border Crossing: Russian Literature into Film (PDF). Edinburgh University Press. pp. 140–164. ISBN 9781474411424. JSTOR 10.3366/j.ctt1bh2kpq.12.