The Red Laugh

The Red Laugh
AuthorLeonid Andreyev
Original titleКрасный смех
LanguageRussian
PublisherZnaniye
Publication date1904
Publication placeRussia
Published in English
1905

The Red Laugh (Russian: Красный смех, romanized: Krasny smekh) is a 1904 novella by the Russian writer Leonid Andreyev. It consists of a fragmented monologue from a Russian officer who describes how the experience of war drives him and others to madness. The story was written in response to the Russo-Japanese War and first published in an anthology from the publishing collective Znaniye. It was first published in English translation in 1905.

References

  1. ↑ "A RUSSIAN NOVELIST'S PICTURE OF WAR; " Red Laugh," Written by Leonid Andreyev Before the Present European Conflict and Now Translated Into English, a Series of Remarkable Impressions THE RED LAUGH. By Leonid Andreyev. Duffield & Co. Mr. William Winter's History of the Acting of the Great Dramatist's Plays". The New York Times. 4 July 1915. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Markova, Ekaterina A. (2022). "Английская и американская рецепция «Красного смеха» Л. Андреева" [British and American Reception of The Red Laugh by Leonid Andreyev]. RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism (in Russian). 27 (2): 299–322. doi:10.22363/2312-9220-2022-27-2-299-322.
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