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Texte intégral révisé suivi d'une biographie de Leonid Andreïev. "Leonid Andreïev était talentueux de nature, organiquement talentueux; son intuition était étonnamment fine. Pour tout ce qui touchait aux côtés sombres de la vie. aux contradictions de lame humaine, aux fermentations dans le domaine des instincts, il était d'une effrayante perspicacité" (— Maxime Gorki). "Andreiev veut épouvanter, mais je n'ai pas peur" (— Léon Tolstoï). "Andreïev est, pour ainsi dire, le fils spirituel de Tchékhov. Mais c'est un fils maladif, qui pousse aux dernières limites l'élément mélancolique. La tonalité grise de Tchékhov est devenue noire chez Andreïev; son humour un peu triste s'est transformé en une ironie tragique, son impressionnabilité subtile, en sensibilité morbide" (— Serge Persky).

62 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1913

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May 24, 2020
A young man agrees to move in and be a tutor in an isolated mansion by the sea. Everyone who lives there is very strange, and he soon finds himself stalked by a shadowy figure in the night. This is a classic set up for a creepy Gothic story, but this is hardly a typical "haunted house" tale. Andreyev creates something far more interesting and deep.

Despite the rather slow pace and an ending that didn't entirely satisfy me at first, I find myself liking this barely-novella length story a lot more since I read it. Andreyev builds atmosphere well and has enough strange elements to keep you guessing. The strange ambiguity throughout the story leaves a lasting impression.

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July 25, 2017
Но я не думал и не понимал, что замерзаю, и все шел, внимательно разглядывая снег под ногами, – и снег был все один и тот же. И сколько я ни поднимал и ни опускал ногу, снег был все один и тот же. И наступила ли ночь действительно, или мрак шел изнутри меня, все вокруг меня начало медленно и тихо темнеть, из ровно белого превращаться в ровно серое, стало совсем не на что смотреть.
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January 8, 2025
Very strange and compelling. I plan to read more Andreyev now; I just hope this story hasn't set too high a bar for the rest of his work.
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