Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895

Anton Chekhov, Ronald Wilks

  • Penguin

  • Date de publication : 2002-05-30

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These stories from the middle period of Chekhov's career show him exploring complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions. Influenced by his own experiences as a doctor, 'Ward No. 6', set in a mental hospital, is a savage indictment of the medical profession. 'The Black Monk', portraying an academic who has strange hallucinations, explores ideas of genius and insanity; in 'Murder', religious fervour leads to violence; while in 'The Student', Chekhov's favourite story, a young man recounts a tale from the gospels and undergoes a spiritual epiphany. In all the stories collected here, Chekhov's characters face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence.

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Auteur
Anton  Chekhov , Ronald  Wilks
Marque
Penguin
Collection
n.c
Parution
2002-05-30
Pages
368 pages
EAN papier
9780140447866
Langue
Anglais
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9780141906874
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9,49 €
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Nb pages copiables 36
Nb pages imprimables 36
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Defaut-Illustration Anton Chekhov
Defaut-Illustration Ronald Wilks
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), the grandson of a former serf and son of a grocer, was born in Taganrog, a port in Southern Russia. His childhood was overshadowed by his frightening father, but he was close to his mother. While he was at university, his father was defrauded and went bankrupt, leaving the family in dire financial straits; Chekhov supported them almost single-handedly by selling stories and sketches to magazines. Although a doctor by profession, he soon became famous for his brilliant stories and plays, and is today recognized as one of the greatest short story writers of all time.
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