"One of our finest writers."--Annie Dillard "What a pleasure, and how much there is to learn from this short book " --Denise Levertov "A deeply moving, exquisitely written book."--Washington Post Book World "Exceptionally serene prose...leveled with...
In 1890, Anton Chekhov, already a prominent Russian literary figure, traveled 6,500 miles to Sakhalin island, off the coast of Siberia. Willing visitors to this island were rare; rather, its inhabitants were people who had been sent there: prisoners and their families, guards,...
In 1890, Anton Chekhov, already a prominent Russian literary figure, traveled 6,500 miles to Sakhalin island, off the coast of Siberia. Willing visitors to this island were rare; rather, its inhabitants were people who had been sent there: prisoners and their families, guards,...