Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895
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- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
2 July 2002
Summary
A collection of nine of Chekhov’s short stories from the middle period of his life.
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 l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447866 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447865 |
| Author: | Anton Chekhov, Ronald Wilks |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2002 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Anton Chekhov
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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