Reading Chekhov

Reading Chekhov
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Publisher : Granta Books
Total Pages : 149
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ISBN-10 : 9781847085658
ISBN-13 : 1847085652
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Book Synopsis Reading Chekhov by : Janet Malcolm

Download or read book Reading Chekhov written by Janet Malcolm and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reading Chekhov Janet Malcolm takes on three roles: literary critic, biographer and journalist. Her close readings of Chekhov's stories and plays are interwoven with episodes from his life and framed by an account of a recent journey she made to St Petersburg. Malcolm demonstrates how the shadow of death that hovered over most of Chekhov's literary career - he became consumptive in his twenties and died in his forties - is almost everywhere reflected in the work. She writes of his childhood, his relationship with his family, his marriage, his travels, his early success, his exile to Yalta - always with an eye to connecting them to his themes and characters.


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