Chekhov: Three Stories

by Anton Chekhov

Overview

This book contains the Russian text of Chekhov's Three Stories and is accompanied with an introduction and notes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853993299
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Series:	Russian Texts
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian physician, dramatist and author, is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short stories and modern drama. Born in Taganrog, a port town near the Black Sea, he attended medical school at Moscow University. He began writing to supplement his income, writing short humorous sketches of contemporary Russian life. A successful literary careered followed, before his premature death of TB at the age of 44. He is best-remembered for his four dramatic masterpieces: The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904).