The Seven Who Were Hanged is one of the most famous novels by celebrated Russian writer Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev (1871-1919). The story, recounting the final hours of seven people sentenced to death by hanging following a secret trial, shocked Russian society. Andreyev presents his characters - five would-be terrorists and two common criminals - with great pathos and human sympathy, forcing the listener to confront the uncomfortable moral realities of capital punishment.
Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.
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"Having read many books written by Russian authors, the translation to English was done very well by Herman Bernstein. I was able to read this story in an afternoon, completely engrossed throughout." — Wendy (5 out of 5 stars)
"Having read many books written by Russian authors, the translation to English was done very well by Herman Bernstein. I was able to read this story in an afternoon, completely engrossed throughout."
" My two stars go against the choppy, dated, and unnatural sounding translation from 1909 . It must be something else in the language of the original or, granted, some of the numerous more-modern renditions. "
" Very well written, but not to what I believe could be Andreyev's full potential. "
" "The Red Laugh" was AMAZING, or at least the second half was. "Ben Tobit" and "Lazarus" are also two of the stories here that stood out for me. "
" This version was poorly edited/translated, but despite this I was able to see how genius the story must be in the original language. "
" Good book. Shorter and much easier to read than many Russian novels. It had some unique insights the subject of capital punishment and the thoughts of convicts facing a certain time of death. I'm glad I read it. "
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