Lazarus (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Leonid Andreyev
- First Published: 1906
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The first century
- Setting: Jerusalem and Rome
- Principal Characters: Lazarus, Aurelius, Caesar Augustus
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Immortality, Death or dying, Biblical times, Bereavement or grief, Afterlife, Life, philosophy of, Life and death, Rome, Resurrection, Joy or sorrow
- Locales: Jerusalem, Rome, ancient
The Story
Lazarus has just returned home after being dead for three days. Sumptuously dressed, he is surrounded by his sisters Mary and Martha, other relatives, and friends celebrating his resurrection. His three days in the grave have left marks on his body; there is a bluish cast to his fingertips and face, and there are cracked and oozing blisters on his skin. The deterioration of his body has been interrupted, but the restoration, his return to health, is incomplete. His demeanor, too, has changed. He is no longer joyous, carefree, and laughing, as he was before death. Now...
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