Anton Chekhov’s novella tells the story of Stepan’s experience as a servant in a government official’s house. It is told through first person narration from Stepan’s point of view. The novel takes place in Petersburg, Russia. Chekhov tackles, among others, themes of class, romantic love, and death.
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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