Leonid Andreyev, a master of Russian expressionism and psychological drama, explores the darkest corners of the human soul in these works. In He Who Gets Slapped, a disillusioned man becomes a circus clown, masking deep betrayal and existential despair. Satan’s Diary, written near the end of Andreyev’s life, follows the Devil as he descends into human society, only to be consumed by its cruelty and contradictions. His Short Fiction offers haunting, introspective tales of madness, war, isolation, and moral conflict. Together, these works reveal Andreyev’s intense, often tragic vision of human nature and modern existence.