Krasnyj smeh
2013
First Published
83
Number of Pages
Рассказчик — молодой литератор, призванный в действующую армию. В знойной степи его преследует видение: клочок старых голубых обоев в его кабинете, дома, и запыленный графин с водой, и голоса жены и сына в соседней комнате. И еще — как звуковая галлюцинация — преследуют его два слова: «Красный смех». Куда идут люди? Зачем этот зной? Кто они все? Что такое дом, клочок обоев, графин? Он, измотанный видениями — теми, что перед его глазами, и теми, что в его сознании, — присаживается на придорожный камень; рядом с ним садятся на раскаленную землю другие офицеры и солдаты, отставшие от марша. Невидящие взгляды, неслышащие уши, губы, шепчущие Бог весть что...
Author
Leonid Andreyev
Author · 57 books
Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Андреев; 1871-1919) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who led the Expressionist movement in the national literature. He was active between the revolution of 1905 and the Communist revolution which finally overthrew the Tsarist government. His first story published was About a Poor Student, a narrative based upon his own experiences. It was not, however, until Gorky discovered him by stories appearing in the Moscow Courier and elsewhere that Andreyevs literary career really began. His first collection of stories appeared in 1901, and sold a quarter-million copies in short time. He was hailed as a new star in Russia, where his name soon became a byword. He published his short story, In the Fog in 1902. Although he started out in the Russian vein he soon startled his readers by his eccentricities, which grew even faster than his fame. His two best known stories may be The Red Laugh (1904) and The Seven Who Were Hanged (1908). His dramas include the Symbolist plays The Life of Man (1906), Tsar Hunger (1907), Black Masks (1908), Anathema (1909) and He Who Gets Slapped (1915).
