Project Gutenberg 2010-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 189 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 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.) Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. ja Fiction PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: History - Warfare 1011586 2025-06-14T04:36:43.712002 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 212200 2025-06-14T04:37:11.528873 application/epub+zip 230658 2025-06-14T04:36:49.381020 application/epub+zip 230657 2025-06-14T04:36:46.295052 application/epub+zip 597291 2025-06-14T04:37:19.911905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323686 2025-06-14T04:37:09.036904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299621 2022-09-15T13:06:39.710529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367486 2025-06-14T04:36:36.904569 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 19370 2025-06-14T04:37:20.149835 application/rdf+xml 9177 2025-06-14T04:36:47.241005 image/jpeg 2508 2025-06-14T04:36:46.776989 image/jpeg 193837 2025-06-14T04:36:43.759046 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia ja.wikipedia en.wikipedia