He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped
Author: Leonid Andreyev
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2023-06-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A mysterious gentleman arrives at Papa Briquet’s circus, and applies to be a clown; unable to do a backflip, and with the circus unwilling to accept the idea of political discourse among the clowns, they settle together on the role of He Who Gets Slapped. Unfortunately for the troupe, He has motives for joining that aren’t immediately apparent; motives that start to threaten the integrity of the circus. He Who Gets Slapped was first presented in Moscow in 1915 to enthusiastic audiences, although critics at the time were confused about Leonid Andreyev’s subtexts. It is his most famous play, at least partially due to the later release in 1924 of a film adaptation by the newly-formed MGM Studios.

He Who Gets Slapped and Other Plays

He Who Gets Slapped and Other Plays
Author: Walter Wykes
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2007-05
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9781430320555

Leonid Andreyev was once considered one of Russia's greatest dramatists, but his opposition to the Bolshevik Revolution and the Communist government's unilateral support of naturalism on the stage conspired to undermine his career. He was imprisoned, died in poverty, and has become increasingly obscure. Andreyev is symbolic and romantic. Fate and Chance are the two dark, unknown, at times brutal forces which dwell ever before his mind's eye. He sees human beings in the form of ghosts and ghosts in the form of human beings. Andreyev's best-known play, He Who Gets Slapped tells the story of a famous writer who takes a job as a circus clown in order to escape his past. In this carnival of human outcasts, Andreyev fashions a meaningful portrait of an intellectual's struggle to exist in a world ruled by Fate, Chance, and the almighty dollar. Also included are two extraordinarily haunting plays adapted from Andreyev's short stories: Call of the Revolution and The Serpent's Tale.

He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped
Author: George A. Carlin
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434454282

This novel was adapted from the Leonid Adreyev drama and the Victor Seastrom photoplay. Illustrated with scenes from the MGM motion picture starring Norma Shearer and John Gilbert.

Learn to Slap Your Child

Learn to Slap Your Child
Author: Dr. Sunil Vaid
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2014-02-18
Genre:
ISBN: 935165057X

"Thus, the whole world, today, is acknowledging Asians' success, born out of Disciplined Parenting and Culture of rigorous hard-work. The question is- Are we blunting this edge, that our children have - with ... overt pampering? This is what this book is all about? - About making you a parent ! Because the point is - what is your claim to be the parent of the child? - Donating a sperm or an egg to form the embryo. What is so great about it? Even a syringe today can fertilize the egg (in a test tube baby). Then will the syringe & incubator lay claim to be the parent of the child? I know, I sound ludicrous but then so is the suggestion that one becomes a parent just by siring the baby. Remember, great products are forged in great crucibles. So to forge a successful child, we have to cast the mold i.e. you the parent. So, get ready to face this furnace of a book. BEWARE THIS BOOK IS NOT MEANT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED. It is only for the concerned parent, who has what it takes to forge the personality and success of their child. For others there is always fate. - Author

He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped
Author: Leonid Andreyev
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2020-10-04T16:43:36Z
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

A mysterious gentleman arrives at Papa Briquet’s circus, and applies to be a clown; unable to do a backflip, and with the circus unwilling to accept the idea of political discourse among the clowns, they settle together on the role of He Who Gets Slapped. Unfortunately for the troupe, He has motives for joining that aren’t immediately apparent; motives that start to threaten the integrity of the circus. He Who Gets Slapped was first presented in Moscow in 1915 to enthusiastic audiences, although critics at the time were confused about Leonid Andreyev’s subtexts. It is his most famous play, at least partially due to the later release in 1924 of a film adaptation by the newly-formed MGM Studios. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Don't Slap Your Wife

Don't Slap Your Wife
Author: Sunil Vaid
Publisher: Random House India
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2013-06-21
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 818400446X

Men trying to be better husbands through trial and error will welcome the wisdom, humour and aphorisms of Don’t Slap Your Wife. The book demystifies some of the tribulations married couples face, including day-to-day interactions with each other, adjustments during and after the honeymoon phase, and even pent-up resentment. It asks married men to delve into the innermost workings of relationships to get the best out of the women they have invited into their lives and families. Don’t Slap Your Wife deals with a serious subject lightly, and in an inimitably honest and irreverent way. Amusing and thought-provoking, this is an entertaining book that will help husbands navigate the sometimes confusing territory of marriage.

Nordic Exposures

Nordic Exposures
Author: Arne Lunde
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 0295990457

This series offers interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the Nordic region of Scandinavia and the Baltic States and their cultural connections in North America. By redefining the boundaries of Scandinavian studies to include the Baltic States and Scandinavian America, the series presents books that focus on the study of the culture, history, literature, and politics of the North. --Book Jacket.

A Thousand Faces

A Thousand Faces
Author: Michael F. Blake
Publisher: Vestal Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1461730767

For the first time, you can put conjecture aside and read definitive proof about the roles Chaney had behind the scenes as well as in front of the camera.

Karate Chop

Karate Chop
Author: Dorthe Nors
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1555970850

The first book in English by an acclaimed Danish writer: "beautiful, faceted, haunting stories . . . [from] a rising star" (Junot Díaz) Karate Chop, Dorthe Nors's acclaimed story collection, is the debut book in the collaboration between Graywolf Press and A Public Space. These fifteen compact stories are meticulously observed glimpses of everyday life that expose the ominous lurking under the ordinary. While his wife sleeps, a husband prowls the Internet, obsessed with female serial killers; a bureaucrat tries to reinvent himself, exposing goodness as artifice when he converts to Buddhism in search of power; a woman sits on the edge of the bed where her lover lies, attempting to locate a motive for his violence within her own self-doubt. Shifting between moments of violence (real and imagined) and mundane contemporary life, these stories encompass the complexity of human emotions, our capacity for cruelty as well as compassion. Not so much minimalist as stealthy, Karate Chop delivers its blows with an understatement that shows a master at work.