Project Gutenberg 2010-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 123 Andreyev, Leonid 1871 1919 Андреев, Леонид Николаевич Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich Andreev, Leonid Nikolaevich Andrejev, Leonid Futabatei, Shimei 1864 1909 二葉亭 四迷 Hasegawa, Tatsunosuke 血笑記 Kesshouki Translation of: The Red Laugh Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Sachiko Hill and Kaoru Tanaka "血笑記" by 二葉亭四迷 is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story delves into the harrowing experiences of soldiers, touching on themes of fear, madness, and the absurdity of war. It captures the struggles of the protagonist amidst the chaos of battle and a world teetering on the brink of madness. The opening of the novel presents a vivid depiction of a soldier's relentless march through a harsh and oppressive landscape, marked by extreme heat and the looming threat of enemy pursuit. The protagonist describes the disorienting sensations of fatigue, confusion, and fear as fellow soldiers collapse around him, illustrating the psychological toll of war. Through abstract and surreal imagery, the text evokes a sense of impending doom and explores the thin line between sanity and madness, setting the stage for a deeper examination of the consequences of conflict in the larger narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ja Fiction PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 727165 727166 2024-10-14T10:35:32.485722 2023-09-15T05:07:13.995679 text/html text/html 723576 2021-02-24T16:57:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 127386 2021-02-24T16:57:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 194709 2024-10-14T10:35:58.833587 application/epub+zip 199255 2024-10-14T10:35:37.113699 application/epub+zip 199255 2024-10-14T10:35:34.362717 application/epub+zip 506981 2024-10-14T10:36:05.692542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317848 2024-10-14T10:35:56.548587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299621 2022-09-15T13:06:39.710529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367486 2024-10-14T10:35:22.676771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 367434 2021-01-07T01:38:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 102997 2021-01-07T01:38:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19828 2024-10-14T10:36:05.903543 application/rdf+xml 8807 2024-10-14T10:35:35.309729 image/jpeg 2476 2024-10-14T10:35:34.836714 image/jpeg 178119 2024-10-14T10:35:32.535708 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog ja.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia