He Who Gets Slapped
by Leonid Andreyev
104 pages~2 hrs
“Behind every painted smile lies a tragedy waiting for its final act.”
A refined gentleman abandons his high-society life to become a circus clown whose only act is to endure humiliation for the roar of the crowd. Amidst the greasepaint and pageantry, he discovers that the arena’s cruelty is nothing compared to the tragic web of love and betrayal waiting behind the curtain.
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