Anton Chekhov tells the story of Alexei Fyodorovich Laptev’s life over the course of three years, beginning with his pursuit of Yulia Sergeevna Belavin. It is told through third person omniscient narration and its focus frequently jumps from character to character. The novel mostly takes place in Moscow, Russia. Chekhov tackles, among others, themes of responsibility, regret, and romantic love.
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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