Ben Tobit (1903 Andreyev), novel
Ben Tobit <Russian> (1903) is a novel by Leonid N. Andreyev.
Editions and translations
Published in 1903. Translated in English and German.
Abstract
Ben Tobit is a merchant of Jerusalem who, all the while the crucifixion is going on, suffers torture from an aching tooth and pays no heed to external events. Part One of a trilogy of psychological stories relating to the life of Jesus, by a leader of the Expressionist movement in Russian literature.