Anton Chekhov

The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

On vacation in Yalta, an unhappy banker falls in love with a young married woman. A doctor pays a visit to the house of a dead industrialist whose daughter struggles with a mysterious heart problem. A brilliant but overworked scholar decides to take a break from his studies, traveling to the rural home of his youth where he begins to meet a strange supernatural being. These are a few of the characters encountered in The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, a compact collection of short fiction by Russian literary master Anton Chekhov.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513272511
• Artikelnr.: 60883451

Autorenporträt

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian doctor, short-story writer, and playwright. Born in the port city of Taganrog, Chekhov was the third child of Pavel, a grocer and devout Christian, and Yevgeniya, a natural storyteller. His father, a violent and arrogant man, abused his wife and children and would serve as the inspiration for many of the writer's most tyrannical and hypocritical characters. Chekhov studied at the Greek School in Taganrog, where he learned Ancient Greek. In 1876, his father's debts forced the family to relocate to Moscow, where they lived in poverty while Anton remained in Taganrog to settle their finances and finish his studies. During this time, he worked odd jobs while reading extensively and composing his first written works. He joined his family in Moscow in 1879, pursuing a medical degree while writing short stories for entertainment and to support his parents and siblings. In 1876, after finishing his degree and contracting tuberculosis, he began writing for St. Petersburg's Novoye Vremya, a popular paper which helped him to launch his literary career and gain financial independence. A friend and colleague of Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, and Ivan Bunin, Chekhov is remembered today for his skillful observations of everyday Russian life, his deeply psychological character studies, and his mastery of language and the rhythms of conversation.