Ivanov (Ivanoff)

by Anton Chekhov

Overview

Classic play. According to Wikipedia: "Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian short story writer and playwright. He was born in Taganrog, southern Russia, in 1860, and died of tuberculosis at the health spa of Badenweiler, Germany, in 1904. His playwriting career produced four classics, while his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress"

Product Details

BN ID:	2940000753293
Publisher:	B&R Samizdat Express
Publication date:	02/29/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	154 KB

About the Author

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian author of plays and short stories. Although Chekhov became a physician and once considered medicine his primary career, he gained fame and esteem through writing, ultimately producing a number of well-known plays, including The Seagull and Uncle Vanya, and a large body of innovative short stories that influenced the evolution of the form.