Anton Chekhov
1) Uncle Vanya
5) Ivanov
8) Swan Song
11) The Seagull
The play Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov tells the story of three sisters who live in a small town in Russia and their longing for more exciting lives. The sisters are all very different from each other, and they struggle to find ways to connect with each other. The play is full of complex characters and rich dialogue, and it provides a fascinating look at the dynamics of family life.
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Aanton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be called short novels–here brought together in one volume for the first time, in a masterly new translation by the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
The Steppe–the most lyrical of the five–is an account of a nine-year-old
...14) Short Fiction
Anton Chekhov is widely considered to be one of the greatest short story writers in history. A physician by day, he’s famously quoted as saying, “Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress.” Chekhov wrote nearly 300 short stories in his long writing career; while at first he wrote mainly to make a profit, as his interest in writing—and his skill—grew, he wrote
...15) The Duel
16) The Duel
The Duel is one of Chekhov’s longest works, skirting the edge between novel and novella. Like many of Chekhov’s works, it was first published as a serial.
Laevsky is a womanizing drunkard, a slave to life’s vices. His wantonness clashes with the moralistic zoologist Von Koren, who grows to despise Laevsky. Their mutual enmity culminates in a duel—though neither they, nor their friends, really want it to happen.
Considered the greatest short story writer, Anton Chekhov...