Anton Chekhov - Wikipedia
WEBAnton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов, IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕexəf]; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and physician. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.
Anton Chekhov | Biography, Plays, Short Stories, & Facts
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and master of the modern short story. He described the Russian life of his time using a deceptively simple technique devoid of obtrusive literary devices, and he is regarded as the outstanding representative of the late 19th-century Russian realist school.
Anton Chekhov - Plays, Short Stories & Books - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · (1860-1904) Who Was Anton Chekhov? Through stories such as "The Steppe" and "The Lady with the Dog," and plays such as The Seagull and Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov emphasized the depths of...
Anton Chekhov - Biography and Profile - ThoughtCo
WEBUpdated on March 17, 2017. Born in 1860, Anton Chekhov grew up in the Russian town of Taganrog. He spent much of his childhood quietly sitting in his father's fledgling grocery store. He watched the customers and listened to the their gossip, their hopes, and their complaints. Early on, he learned to observe the everyday lives of humans.
Anton Chekhov summary | Britannica
WEBAnton Chekhov, (born Jan. 29, 1860, Taganrog, Russia—died July 14/15, 1904, Badenweiler, Ger.), Russian playwright and short-story writer. The son of a former serf, he supported his family by writing popular comic sketches while studying medicine in Moscow.
Commentary: How Anton Chekhov became the playwright of the …
WEBJune 6, 2022 12:23 PM PT. The hectic rhythms of this age are not those of an Anton Chekhov play. Yet the Russian writer is very much in evidence right now. More consumed with questions than...
The Vast Humanity of Anton Chekhov | The New Republic
WEBJan 24, 2023 · Anton Chekhov was probably the least statuesque major Russian writer of his generation. He wrote short stories rather than novels, lived modestly, and rarely boomed out complicated...
Anton Chekhov Biography - Brandeis University
WEBAnton Chekhov--Plays and Stories, translation by Ann Dunnigan, International Collectors Library, 1965. Selected Works in Two Volumes, translation by Ivy Litvinov, Progress, 1973. Chekhov, selected and translated by Patrick Mites and Harvey Pitcher, Abacus, 1984. COMPLETE WORKS .
Anton Chekhov - Melikhovo, Plays, Short Stories | Britannica
WEBAfter helping, both as doctor and as medical administrator, to relieve the disastrous famine of 1891–92 in Russia, Chekhov bought a country estate in the village of Melikhovo, about 50 miles (80 km) south of Moscow.
Anton Chekhov - New World Encyclopedia
WEBAnton Pavlovich Chekhov (Ант́он П́авлович Ч́ехов) (January 29, 1860 – July 15, 1904) was a major Russian playwright and perhaps the foremost modern writer of the short story.
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