title: Visions: Stories and Photographs (English and Russian Edition)
author:  Leonid Andreyev 
description: These seven stories by a contemporary of Gorky draw on a variety of influences, from Maupassant to Poe to Tolstoy. Although Andreyev was certainly an accomplished writer, what lends greatness to these stories are the eventsthe tumultuous years before the October Revolutionthat form their backdrop. Andreyev's principal theme, the struggle of good vs. evil, is perfectly suited to the incidents he describes. "The Seven Who Were Hanged" dispassionately examines the emotions of seven men and women about to die (five are revolutionaries). It is beautifully writteninexorable. "The Red Laugh," related by a crippled war veteran and later by his brother, deals with the chaos and confusion of the Russo-Japanese War. In "Darkness," an anarchist hunted by the police visits a brothel and loses his soul to a prostitute. Much more than period pieces, these superbly crafted stories have been skillfully translated by Andreyev's granddaughter, noted journalist and nonfiction author Carlisle. Photos not seen by PW. First serial to the New York Times Book Review. <BR>Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  This is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events; to real
  people, living or dead; or to real locales are intended only to give the
  fiction a setting in historical reality. Other names, characters, and
  incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously, and their resemblance, if any, to real-life counterparts is
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  Copyright © original Russian edition Nina Berberova
  
  
  Copyright © French edition Actes Sud 1985
  
  
  Copyright © English language translation William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1987
  
  
  
  
  
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  ISBN 0-68