Sakhalin Island

ISBN-13: 9781847497864 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 528 str.

Anton Chekhov

Opis

Highly valuable both as a detailed depiction of the Tsarist system of penal servitude and as an insight into Chekhov's motivations and objectives for visiting the colony and writing the expose, Sakhalin Island is a haunting work which had a huge impact both on Chekhov's career and on Russian society.

Recenzje

As a work of literature, Sakhalin Island is a masterpiece of restrained, dignified, unsentimental prose . a work of complete seriousness, full of clear, humane, practical suggestions for reform. The Observer

O autorze

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).