Reading Chekhov : A Critical Journey Paperback
by Janet Malcolm
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In "Reading Chekhov" Janet Malcolm takes on three roles: literary critic, biographer and journalist.
Her close readings of the stories and plays are interwoven with episodes from Chekhov's life and framed by an account of a recent journey she made to St Petersburg.
Writing of Chekhov's life, Malcolm demonstrates how the shadow of death that hovered over most of his literary career - he became consumptive in his 20s and died in his 40s - 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 the themes and characters of the stories and plays.
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- Format:Paperback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Granta Books
- Publication Date:15/01/2004
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- ISBN:9781862076358
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Granta Books
- Publication Date:15/01/2004
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- ISBN:9781862076358