The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
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Erscheinungsdatum
28.08.2025
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Bibliotech PrSeitenzahl
134
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22,9/15,2/0,8 cm
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230 g
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Englisch
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9798897732302
"The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a collection of short stories that showcase Chekhov's mastery of realism, subtle character development, and emotional depth. The title story, "The Lady with the Dog", is among his most famous and is often considered one of the greatest short stories ever written. This story follows Dmitri Gurov, a disillusioned, married banker in his 40s, who meets Anna Sergeyevna, a young woman also trapped in an unhappy marriage, while vacationing in Yalta. What begins as a casual affair grows into a profound emotional bond that surprises both of them. After returning to their respective homes, they realize they cannot forget each other. Gurov travels to Anna's town, and the two begin a secret relationship. The story ends on an open, poignant note as they face the reality of their love and the complications of their lives. Other Stories in the Collection are: A Doctor's Visit An Upheaval Ionitch The Head of the Family The Black Monk Volodya An Anonymous Story The Husband About the Author Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress." Chekhov renounced the theatre after the reception of The Seagull in 1896, but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Konstantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and premiered his last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a "theatre of mood" and a "submerged life in the text." The plays that Chekhov wrote were not complex, and created a somewhat haunting atmosphere for the audience. Chekhov began writing stories to earn money, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations that influenced the evolution of the modern short story. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them. (wikipedia.org)
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