Chekhov: The Essential Plays by Anton Chekhov - ISBN: 9780375761348
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Timeless tales of life’s absurdities and frustrations, freshly rendered.

Chekhov: The Essential Plays

The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters & The Cherry Orchard

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 2003

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Summary

Because Chekhov’s plays convey the universally recognizable, sometimes comic, sometimes dramatic, frustrations of decent people trying to make sense of their lives, they remain as fresh and vigorous as when they were written a century ago. Gathered here in superb new renderings by one of the most highly regarded translators of our time—versions that have been staged throughout the United States, Canada, and Great Britain—are Chekhov’s four essential masterpieces for the theater.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780375761348
ISBN-10:0375761349
Author:Anton Chekhov, Michael Heim
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Modern Library Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:15 August 2003
Weight:244g
Dimensions:203mm x 131mm x 17mm
Series:Modern Library Classics
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Critics Review

“Chekhov, speaking simply and never otherwise than as an artist and a humane man, shows us in fullness and plenitude the mystery of our lives.”-Eudora Welty

“Chekhov, speaking simply and never otherwise than as an artist and a humane man, shows us in fullness and plenitude the mystery of our lives.”—Eudora Welty

About The Author

Anton Chekhov

Michael Henry Heim is professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. His previous translations include Anton Chekhov’s Life and Thought- Selected Letters and Commentary (with Simon Karlinsky); The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera; and My Century, by Günter Grass. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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