Anton Chekhov’s short novel My Life tells the tale of how a young nobleman, Misail Poloznev, abandons his rank and title to become a common laborer. It is told through first person narration from Misail’s point of view. The novel takes place in an unnamed Russian town. Chekhov tackles, among others, themes of corruption, family, and shame.
The Russian author Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) is among the major short-story writers and dramatists of modern times.During the last half of the 19th century the old order in Russia was crumbl...
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Anton Chekhov is today one of the most widely known authors of nineteenth-century Russian literature. Appreciated not only in Russia and the West but also in Asia, he was a master of the short story, ...
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Anton (Pavlovich) Chekhov