Leonid Andreyev
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a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian literature.
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Born
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev 21 August 1871 Oryol, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
12 September 1919 (aged 48) Mustamäki, Finland
Nationality
Russian
Alma mater
Imperial Moscow University (1897)
adultbasic
Russia
Children
Daniil Andreyev, Vadim Andreyev
era
1800+
Genre
Fiction, Drama
Literary movement
Realism • Naturalism • Symbolism • Expressionism
Notable works
The Seven Who Were Hanged, The Life of Man, He Who Gets Slapped
Period
1890s–1910s