A Life of Chekhov

by Ronald Hingley

This volume presents a detailed portrait of Anton Chekhov, the world-famous dramatist and fiction-writer who achieved recognition not only for his short stories but also for the masterful plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. Ronald Hingley carefully scrutinizes Chekhov's faults--including his hesitancies, inconsistencies, irascibility, and occasional callousness--along with his many virtues.
Unlike Hingley's widely-acclaimed biographical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192852000
• ISBN13: 9780192852007
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"