Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends with a Biographical Sketch

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Correspondence with Knipper is interesting not only as a chronicle of the last years of Chekhovs life, not only as a valuable source of information about the first years of the Art Theater. Knipper took an exceptional place in Chekhovs spiritual life in recent years, and letters to her most fully reflect his inner world in those years, to the extent that Chekhov generally considered it necessary to open this inner world to other, even closest people. In letters to his wife, Chekhovs ability to say something important, significant in a playful form, as if by chance, without lengthy explanations, was especially pronounced.

Love and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

This is a collection of many outstanding stories of Chekhov. There is a pleasant and patient satire in all Chekovs stories, most of which are tragic, some are political, and all of them are revealed in many complex topics. The stories in this anthology bring back memories of a different time and place when life was completely different. These stories will hook everyone.

My Life. The Story of a Provincial

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The theme of the little man, which appeared in many of Chekhovs short stories, was also touched on in the novel My Life. The main character, Misail Poloznev, a nobleman by birth, becomes a simple worker. In order to live the way he wants, he breaks with his father. He is opposed to lies and hypocrisy, namely they, in his opinion, reign among the intelligentsia. The quote of the old house painter Radish: Aphids eat grass, rust iron, and lies the soul. According to the protagonist, moral self-improvement of a person is directly related to physical labor, which he would like to make mandatory for everyone.

Plays

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Chekhov extracts from his everyday life the themes of frustration that apply to all of us the difficulty of creating a happy existence, problems of love, the extinction of hope. His pyems are full of tragedy. The theme of the suffering of the current generation. While he hopes the next generation will have a better life. In almost all the plays there is an alcoholic, unrequited love, unhappy marriage, people are irresponsible financially.

The Bishop and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

One of the last stories of Chekhov. This is the tragedy of a representative of the intelligentsia, whose pursuit of a very successful church career cuts him off from real human intercourse. Until he faces death, the bishop does not understand that something important is missing in his life, namely, love and respect for himself, and not for his title.

The Black Monk and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

This is a story about psychological and spiritual health, about true happiness, about loneliness and about genius. The main character finds complete spiritual harmony and happiness only in a state of mental illness, when he sees hallucinations in the form of a mysterious Black Monk, with whom you can talk for hours about the eternal, true, truly valuable. This is definitely one of the best works of Anton Pavlovich on the topic of madness and, at the same time, quite a calm, emotional and touching story about the life of one simple genius.

The Cherry Orchard

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The peculiarity of the authors works were his remarks, which embodied Chekhovs plan to convey to the reader the atmosphere of his book. The Book of the Cherry Orchard also begins with a remark, which contains a very important phrase: The room, which is still called the childrens room. It is simply impossible to depict this replica of the writer on stage, only the reader can imagine and understand that although much time has passed, but nothing has changed, and the room remains what it was, because time in this house seemed to stop or stop.

The Chorus Girl and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Everything is there: a devoted wife, an unexpected admirer, an architects wayward son, an alcoholic father, an undertaker, a late secretary and a secret date. The story of a modest love that lasted until old age. Some may even want to be equal to such love.