Anton Chekhov

The Cherry Orchard

A Comedy in Four Acts
Herausgeber: Worrall, Nick / Übersetzer: Frayn, Michael

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Student Edition of Chekhov's last and most elusive play, a study of the effect of social change on the values of individuals, includes notes on the life and career of the playwright, an introduction giving the background to the play and a guide to its interpretation.

Produktdetails

• Student Editions
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• New Edition - New Edition
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 131mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 138g
• ISBN-13: 9780413695000
• ISBN-10: 041369500X
• Artikelnr.: 21572419

Autorenporträt

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian physician, dramatist and author, is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short stories and modern drama. Born in Taganrog, a port town near the Black Sea, he attended medical school at Moscow University. He began writing to supplement his income, writing short humorous sketches of contemporary Russian life. A successful literary careered followed, before his premature death of TB at the age of 44. He is best-remembered for his four dramatic masterpieces: The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904).