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Leonid Andreyev

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Also known as Leonid N. Andreev, Leonid Andreev, Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev

Russian playwright, author and poet (1871–1919)

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Leonid Andreyev was a male writer whose professional activity began in 1889. He lived from 1871 to 1919. During his career, he used the pseudonyms "James Lynch" and "Л.— ев".

His literary output includes works such as *Krasnyi smekh*, *Верный друг. Рассказы о собаках*, *Собрание сочинений в шести томах*, and *שבעה שנתלו*. Open Library records 453 works associated with his name. He is referenced by 178 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1871
Died
1919
Works
453

Top works

  • שבעה שנתלו
  • Верный друг. Рассказы о собаках
  • Krasnyi smekh
  • Собрание сочинений в шести томах
  • Leonid Andreev

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1981-04-15

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
19
Total plays
43

Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (Russian: Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, 21 August [O.S. 9 August] 1871 – September 12, 1919) 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. Andreyev's style combines elements of realist, naturalist and symbolist schools in literature. Born in the Oryol province of Russia within a middle class family, Andreyev originally studied law in Moscow and in Sa

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Leonid Andreyev, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leonid Andreyev” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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