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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the provincial town of Taganrog, Ukraine, in 1860. In the mid-1880s, Chekhov became a physician, and shortly thereafter he began to write short stories. Chekhov started writing plays a few years later, mainly short comic sketches he called vaudvilles. The first show more collection of his humorous writings, Motley Stories, appeared in 1886, and his first play, Ivanov, was produced in Moscow the next year. In 1896, the Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg performed his first full- length drama, The Seagull. Some of Chekhov's most successful plays include The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, and Three Sisters. Chekhov brought believable but complex personalizations to his characters, while exploring the conflict between the landed gentry and the oppressed peasant classes. Chekhov voiced a need for serious, even revolutionary, action, and the social stresses he described prefigured the Communist Revolution in Russia by twenty years. He is considered one of Russia's greatest playwrights. Chekhov contracted tuberculosis in 1884, and was certain he would die an early death. In 1901, he married Olga Knipper, an actress who had played leading roles in several of his plays. Chekhov died in 1904, spending his final years in Yalta. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

Works by Anton Chekhov

The Cherry Orchard (1904) 1,962 copies
Stories (1889) 1,509 copies
The Seagull (1896) — Author — 1,086 copies
The Three Sisters (1901) — Author — 1,050 copies
Lady with Lapdog and Other Stories (1964) — Author — 933 copies
Uncle Vanya (1897) — Author — 896 copies
The Complete Short Novels (2004) 827 copies
The Portable Chekhov (1947) 716 copies
The Plays of Anton Chekhov (1997) 484 copies
The Shooting Party (1884) 470 copies
Forty Stories (1991) 390 copies
Sakhalin Island (1895) 379 copies
The Three Sisters / The Cherry Orchard (1901) — Author — 354 copies
Plays (1912) 351 copies
The Duel (1891) 337 copies
The Black Monk; Peasants (1995) 274 copies
A dama do cachorrinho (1899) — Author — 233 copies
Peasants and Other Stories (1956) 215 copies
Selected Stories of Anton Chekov (1960) — Author — 215 copies
About Love (2004) 211 copies
Ward No. 6 (1964) — Author — 181 copies
Racconti (1974) 181 copies
The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov (1932) — Author — 169 copies
Ivanov (1969) 160 copies
Gooseberries (1898) 160 copies
The Steppe (1888) 155 copies
Kashtanka (1961) 147 copies
The Black Monk (1915) 141 copies
Fifty-Two Stories (2020) 127 copies
Seven Short Novels (1963) 124 copies
Ward Six and other stories (1965) 121 copies
The Story of a Nobody (1893) 121 copies
Three Years (1960) 118 copies
A Russian Affair (2007) 112 copies
Cuentos imprescindibles (2001) 107 copies
Wild Honey (1984) 94 copies
My Life and Other Stories (1992) 94 copies
Noveller (1886) 93 copies
Platonov (1923) — Author — 91 copies
Letters of Anton Chekhov (1971) 89 copies
The Bet (1980) 87 copies
The Kiss and Other Stories (1945) 83 copies
Four Great Russian Short Novels (1959) — Contributor — 71 copies
Stories of Chekhov (1932) 69 copies
Early Stories (1982) 68 copies
Narraciones (1970) 67 copies
Verhalen 1882-1886 (1953) 66 copies
Notebook of Anton Chekhov (1921) 64 copies
The Comic Stories (1998) 61 copies
Great Stories by Chekhov (1965) 61 copies
La gaviota. El jardín de los cerezos (1901) — Author — 58 copies
Toneel (1994) 57 copies
Meistererzählungen (1953) 51 copies
The Brute and Other Farces (1958) 47 copies
Chekhov: A Life in Letters (1994) 46 copies
The Crooked Mirror and Other Stories (1992) — Author — 44 copies
Quatre contes russos (2009) 43 copies
The Collected Stories (2008) 43 copies
Nine Plays of Chekov (1946) 39 copies
Verhalen 1889-1894 (2008) 38 copies
Verhalen 1894-1903 (2010) 38 copies
15 beroemde verhalen (1982) 36 copies
The Wood Demon (1889) — Author — 35 copies
Cuentos completos (1957) 34 copies
Swan Song (2006) 33 copies
The Wife (1892) 33 copies
The Exclamation Mark (2008) 32 copies
Racconti (2004) 29 copies
Contes (1990) 28 copies
Il fiammifero svedese (1883) 28 copies
Huwelijksverhalen (1996) 28 copies
Tales from Tchehov (1938) 27 copies
Verhalen [ed. Wiebes] (1993) 25 copies
Racconti 24 copies
The Kiss (1993) 23 copies
A Boring Story (1889) 22 copies
Six Plays of Chekhov (1962) 22 copies
Contos (2001) 22 copies
Ravinen (1897) 22 copies
De echtgenoot (1948) 22 copies
Teatro Completo (1979) 21 copies
The Peasants (1897) — Author — 20 copies
Kirjavia kertomuksia (1969) 20 copies
Ten early plays (1965) 20 copies
The Sea Gull / Uncle Vanya (1979) 19 copies
Tchékhov : Oeuvres, tome 1 (1968) 19 copies
Teatro (1960) 19 copies
Rothschild's Fiddle (1989) 18 copies
Stories of Anton Chekov (1949) 18 copies
Teste in fermento (1951) 18 copies
Verhalen 18 copies
Stäppen och andra noveller (1981) 17 copies
Il giudice istruttore (1952) 17 copies
Racconti (1985) 17 copies
The Darling [short story] (1899) 16 copies
The Man in a Case (1898) 16 copies
De dertig beste verhalen (2021) 16 copies
Contos - Volume II (2001) 15 copies
Short novels and stories (1955) 15 copies
MESTARINOVELLEJA 1 (1975) 15 copies
Das Cechov Lesebuch. (1985) 15 copies
Racconti e teatro (1989) 15 copies
Primeros relatos (1981) 15 copies
The Seagull (2021) 15 copies
Chekhov Selected Stories (2018) 15 copies
Oncle Vania, Les trois soeurs (1965) — Author — 15 copies
The Kiss and Other Stories (2005) 15 copies
Uno scherzetto (1952) 14 copies
Orchards (1986) 14 copies
وفاة موظف (2012) 14 copies
Suudelma ja muita novelleja (1986) 14 copies
MESTARINOVELLEJA 2 (1975) 13 copies
Collected Works 1895-1897 (1988) 13 copies
Cinco novelas cortas (1900) 13 copies
La Dame au petit chien (1992) 13 copies
The Student (1956) 13 copies
Sämtliche Einakter. (2001) 12 copies
Vaimoni ja muita novelleja (1978) 12 copies
Anna on the Neck (1895) 12 copies
Fästmön (2014) 12 copies
Cuentos (1997) 12 copies
Drei kleine Romane (1997) 12 copies
Valitut novellit. I-II (1996) 12 copies
Damen med hunden / Duellen (1986) 11 copies
Meisternovellen (1946) 11 copies
Négy színmű (1983) 11 copies
Tchékhov : Oeuvres, tome 2 (1970) 11 copies
On the High Road (2004) 11 copies
Tarpeettomia ihmisiä (1983) 11 copies
The Sneeze (1989) 11 copies
Chekhov'S Selected Stories (2018) 11 copies
I grandi racconti (1965) 11 copies
The Grasshopper (1892) 10 copies
Vanka [short story] (1896) 10 copies
Contos - Volume III (2002) 10 copies
Contos 10 copies
Ten Plays (2008) 10 copies
Von der Liebe (1966) 10 copies
Stories (1961) 10 copies
Tchékhov : Oeuvres, tome 3 (1971) 10 copies
Atti unici (1960) 10 copies
Misery (2013) 10 copies
Visne Bahcesi (2016) 10 copies
Shadows and Light: Nine Stories (1968) — Author — 10 copies
Kinderverhalen (2004) 10 copies
Premières Nouvelles (2004) 10 copies
Racconti umoristici (1991) 10 copies
Capolavori (2007) 9 copies
The Bishop (1902) 9 copies
Erzählungen (1986) 9 copies
Obras selectas (1999) 9 copies
Stories I (1900) 9 copies
The kiss 9 copies
Büyük Oyunlar (2006) 9 copies
Una Història avorrida (1900) 9 copies
Six Russian Short Novels (1963) 9 copies
Stories Volume 2 (1969) 9 copies
5 Russian Masters (2003) 9 copies
Obras (1980) 9 copies
Marti (2014) 9 copies
Пьесы (1993) 9 copies
Üc Yil (2018) 8 copies
24 contes (2021) 8 copies
Cuentos 8 copies
Suuria kertomuksia (1893) 8 copies
Cuentos de Chejov (2013) 8 copies
Andres ulykke (1998) 8 copies
12: Anima cara (1957) 8 copies
Siete cuentos (2017) 8 copies
Enemigos Iónich (1998) 8 copies
Stories Of Russian Life (1914) 8 copies
Stories (2000) 8 copies
3 great classics (1964) 8 copies
Die großen Dramen (2003) 7 copies
The Wedding (1963) 7 copies
An Involuntary Tragedian (2004) 7 copies
Teatre complet (1998) 7 copies
La estepa. En el barranco (2001) 7 copies
Gusev (1890) 7 copies
Ariadne 7 copies
CONTOS - VOLUME IV (2005) 7 copies
Contos - Volume VI (2007) 7 copies
Contos - Volume V (2006) 7 copies
In the twilight (1887) 7 copies
Contos - Vol IX (2014) 7 copies
Late bloei (2002) 6 copies
In Exile [Short story] (1892) — Author — 6 copies
The Anniversary (1761) 6 copies
Historia de una anguila (2010) 6 copies
Selected Tales (2003) 6 copies
Izbrannoe (2003) 6 copies
Five Russian Dog Stories (2012) 6 copies
Relat d'un desconegut (2021) 6 copies
An Unnecessary Victory (2011) 6 copies
Valitut novellit. 1 (1959) 6 copies
The Lottery Ticket (2014) 6 copies
Plays and Stories (1965) 6 copies
I contadini (1956) 6 copies
Wybór opowiadań (2010) 6 copies
Üc Kiz Kardes (2000) 6 copies
Humoresken (1950) 6 copies
Drammi 6 copies
Frissons et crimes (1989) 6 copies
NEGÓCIO FRACASSADO, UM (2010) 6 copies
Verhalen 3 5 copies
Sommergeschichten (2020) 5 copies
Peasants (1977) 5 copies
Cuaderno de notas (2010) 5 copies
Una Extraña confesión (2013) 5 copies
Gesammelte Stücke (2003) 5 copies
Vanja-eno (in Finnish) (2011) 5 copies
Sur la grand-route (1984) 5 copies
At Christmas Time (2012) 5 copies
Jagtselskabet (1987) 5 copies
Cuentos (1973) 5 copies
L'Homme à l'étui (2010) 5 copies
Obras completas, 2 vols (2005) 5 copies
Paura (1997) 5 copies
Lustige Geschichten (1991) 5 copies
Tre racconti (2011) 5 copies
Luces (2011) 5 copies
The Safety Match (2010) 5 copies
Cuentos rusos (1996) 5 copies
HIKAYELER 1 (1990) 5 copies
New Chekhovs (1998) 5 copies
Thre complet 5 copies
The Slanderer 1901 (2011) 5 copies
الألم 4 copies
An Upheaval 4 copies
وحشة 4 copies
Récits 4 copies
Œuvres, tome 1 4 copies
Misfortune [short story] (1886) 4 copies
Contos universais (2003) 4 copies
CUENTOS REUNIDOS (2013) 4 copies
Stories of Anton Chekhov (1997) 4 copies
Die Hexe - Erzählungen (1977) 4 copies
A Woman's Kingdom (2009) 4 copies
El pavelló núm. 6 (2018) 4 copies
Der Mord (2004) 4 copies
Enemies (2005) 4 copies
O Tio Vânia 4 copies
Διηγήματα (2000) 4 copies
Tatyana Repina (1999) 4 copies
Chekhov on Theatre (2012) 4 copies
Terror 4 copies
Brute, The (1984) 4 copies
Drie verhalen 4 copies
De vlinder 4 copies
Fyra skådespel 4 copies
Rasskazy (2008) 4 copies
Œuvres, tome 2 4 copies
Baby 4 copies
O Lyubvi (1898) 4 copies
Шуточка 4 copies
Œuvres, tome 3 4 copies
August [1996 film] (2013) — Writer — 4 copies
Correspondencia (2008) 4 copies
Kerstverhalen (1991) 3 copies
Wintergeschichten (2019) 3 copies
Novelas de Tchékhov (2004) — Author — 3 copies
Chekhov: 11 Stories (2004) 3 copies
Ионыч (1898) 3 copies
Agafya [short story] (1886) 3 copies
Nine Humorous Tales (2015) 3 copies
Vier eenakters (1989) 3 copies
The Hollow (1900) 3 copies
Venäläistä rakkautta (2000) 3 copies
The Teacher of Literature (2020) 3 copies
The Other Chekhov (2008) 3 copies
La Cigarra y Otro Cuentos (2011) 3 copies
Drei Erzählungen (1995) 3 copies
Los mejores cuentos (2022) 3 copies
101 Short Stories (2006) 3 copies
Valda noveller 3 copies
Oncle Vania, La cerisaie (1987) 3 copies
Chekhov Shorts (2014) 3 copies
O lásce 3 copies
Chameleon (1884) 3 copies
Povídky o lásce (2017) 3 copies
Fat and Thin (2020) 3 copies
Yumoristicheskie rasskazy (1946) 3 copies
O GINJAL 3 copies
Tres tormentas de nieve (2004) 3 copies
Piezas humorístivas (1998) 3 copies
ONNI (1973) 3 copies
المغفلة 3 copies
Relatos (1984) 3 copies
i agapi / η αγάπη (1999) 3 copies
Novelle (1966) 3 copies
Conseils à un écrivain (2004) 3 copies
Dramer (2003) 3 copies
Relatos, 1883-1884-1885 (1983) 3 copies
Novelas, teatro, cuentos (1973) 3 copies
Sjette afdeling 3 copies
Herdepipan : berättelser (1977) 3 copies
Tek Perdelik 9 Oyun (2002) 2 copies
Sayfiyede (2015) 2 copies
Prvi ljubavnik (2012) 2 copies
Gesammelte Werke (2014) 2 copies
О љубави (2007) 2 copies
Teatro maggiore 2 copies
Relatos (2004) 2 copies
Besleme (1994) 2 copies
Tuga (1977) 2 copies
O lásce a jiné povídky (2002) 2 copies
Teatro (Italian Edition) (2013) 2 copies
Povídky (2008) 2 copies
To noveller 2 copies
Moi Zheny. Rasskazy (2016) 2 copies
Short Fiction 2 copies
Tre kortromaner (2016) 2 copies
Samlade noveller (2022) 2 copies
الرهان 2 copies
Fire dramer 2 copies
الخطيب 2 copies
الذئب 2 copies
مزحة 2 copies
فرحة 2 copies
زودها 2 copies
القناع 2 copies
فانكا 2 copies
المصيبة 2 copies
The Beggar 2 copies
Contos e novelas (1987) 2 copies
هرج 2 copies
In the Cart {short story} (1897) 2 copies
Schauspiele 2 copies
The Siren 2 copies
12: Anima cara 2 copies
A Father {short story} (2012) 2 copies
Izabrana dela 1-2 - Cehov (2013) 2 copies
Liebesgeschichten (2009) 2 copies
Racconti I 2 copies
Racconti 2. 2 copies
Six Stories (1963) 2 copies
At Home {short story} (1887) 2 copies
After the Theater (2012) 2 copies
Er und sie (2002) 2 copies
The Lament (2010) 2 copies
Briefe II. 1889 - 1892. (1997) 2 copies
The Thief and Other Tales (2004) 2 copies
TCHEKOV'S PLAYS AND STORIES. (1967) — Author — 2 copies
Über Theater (2004) 2 copies
Châtaigne (2009) 2 copies
Tagebücher. Notizbücher (2004) 2 copies
Dongeng Cinta Kaum Paria (2001) 2 copies
Los campesinos (1969) 2 copies
Cuentos de humor (1993) 2 copies
Rasskazy (2017) 2 copies
Contos 2 copies
Obras Completas II (2005) 2 copies
El tío Vania La gaviota (2003) 2 copies
Mutlu Son (2019) 2 copies
Albion'un Kızı (2016) 2 copies
Cuentos de Antón Chéjov (2003) 2 copies
Cehov-Secme Öyküler (2015) 2 copies
In Moscow (1995) 2 copies
Rusaj amnoveloj 2 copies
Katchtanka 2 copies
מעשה משעמם (1996) 2 copies
Moja zhizn' (2013) 2 copies
Skuchnaja istorija (2013) 2 copies
Chajka (2013) 2 copies
Yolunu Sasiranlar (2017) 2 copies
Visne Bahcesi - Marti (2007) 2 copies
IVANOV E IL LIESCII (1960) 2 copies
To noveller (1986) 2 copies
Teatro. (1991) 2 copies
Las islas voladoras (2003) 2 copies
En el campo (2003) 2 copies
Okamziky 2 copies
POJAT 2 copies
Hepsakka (1892) 2 copies
Grief [short story] (1885) 2 copies
Drame 2 copies
Besleme (2012) 2 copies
Smert chinovnika (2017) 2 copies
ZONJA ME KONE 2 copies
Hyrdefløyten 2 copies
CONTOS - VOLUME VII — Author — 2 copies
Wife for Sale 2 copies
Kaschtanka 1 copy
Fire dramer 1 copy
Teatro 1 copy
Uncle Vanya 1 copy
Korkunç Bir Gece (2012) 1 copy
Nouvelles 1 copy
Racconti V 1 copy
Racconti IV 1 copy
Hikayelerden Bir Demet (2005) 1 copy
"Merci, Dr Tchekhov" (2014) 1 copy
Histoires trompeuses (2022) 1 copy
Racconti III 1 copy
GALEB - TRI SESTRE (1964) 1 copy
Racconti II 1 copy
Theatre 1 copy
Les Rêves 1 copy
Tête à l'évent (2014) 1 copy
La Gloire 1 copy
Meine Frau 1 copy
Pièces 1 copy
Heitere Erzählungen (1954) 1 copy
Hikayeler (1995) 1 copy
Entipuften Bir Adam (2011) 1 copy
Occhi assonnati (2012) 1 copy
Théâtre 1 copy
Arhijerej (2012) 1 copy
Drama u lovu (1997) 1 copy
Rasskazy (2007) 1 copy
Köylüler (1996) 1 copy
Plays & Stories (1950) 1 copy
nişanlı 1 copy
To je bila ona (2008) 1 copy
Jednočinke 1 copy
Pripovjetke 1 copy
Враги 1 copy
Налим 1 copy
Анюта 1 copy
Pisma (1981) 1 copy
Maske 1 copy
Ask Üzerine (2018) 1 copy
Dama s psetancetom (2019) 1 copy
Povídky III 1 copy
Povídky II 1 copy
Hry 1 copy
Pripovetke 1 copy
Tsch 1 copy
14 NOVELA 1 copy
Teatru (2004) 1 copy
ARIADNA 1 copy
Povídky IV 1 copy
Novele 1 copy
Théatre (1958) 1 copy
Чайка 1 copy
Vanka 1 copy
Smert chinovnika (2012) 1 copy
Ушла 1 copy
Herskab og slavesjæle (1978) 1 copy
Obras - Anton Chejov (1982) 1 copy
Turha voitto 1 copy
Kaschtanka. 1 copy
Anjuta 1 copy
Depressie 1 copy
II 1 copy
Verhalen II 1 copy
Verhalen I 1 copy
Last Stories (1991) 1 copy
The Wolf and the Mutt (1971) 1 copy
Bunte Geschichten (1924) 1 copy
Omnibus (1976) 1 copy
Heitere Erzählungen (1951) 1 copy
CONTOS 1 copy
Oeuvres 1 copy
HISTORIA DE MI VIDA (1943) 1 copy
Théâtre complet (1997) 1 copy
A Estepe 1 copy
Drame (2009) 1 copy
MARTI 1 copy
Ivanov 1 copy
La Mouette 1 copy
Contes humoristiques (1987) 1 copy
Théâtre, tome 1 (1996) 1 copy
Histoires grinçantes (1985) 1 copy
Cuentos ,I 1 copy
Tio Vania 1 copy
Une banale histoire (2013) 1 copy
Nouvelles (1978) 1 copy
TRÊS IRMÃS 1 copy
Kachtanra 1 copy
Voisins 1 copy
Naisia 1 copy
Kirjeitä 1 copy
Cuentos 1 copy
A estepe 1 copy
Théâtre 2 1 copy
Os Mujiques 1 copy
1: Racconti 1 copy
Les Moujiks 1 copy
Nouvelles 1 1 copy
Théâtre 1 copy
Színművek 1 copy
Théâtre 1 1 copy
Swan Song (2013) 1 copy
Umoresche (2014) 1 copy
Aniuta (2009) 1 copy
Tío Vania (2008) 1 copy
Ivan Matveyitch (2013) 1 copy
Contes II 1 copy
Contes 1 copy
Els mugics 1 copy
EL LOCO 1 copy
Kashtanka (2021) 1 copy
L'oncle Vània (2004) 1 copy
Relatos cortos (2016) 1 copy
Un Hombre Enfundado (2009) 1 copy
Contes (2008) 1 copy
Królowa pocałunków (1992) 1 copy
Short stories (1928) 1 copy
The School Mistress (2004) 1 copy
A Wicked Boy 1 copy
Hikayeler (1990) 1 copy
Ψυχούλα (1995) 1 copy
Στέπα 1 copy
Two Plays 1 copy
Über Cechov (1998) 1 copy
Briefe V. 1901 - 1904. (1991) 1 copy
Verocka 1 copy
The Beggar (1961) 1 copy
Two Plays 1 copy
Siberia 1 copy
Ende gut (2002) 1 copy
Drammi 1 copy
Tre sorellle 1 copy
L’isola di Sachalin (2017) 1 copy
Racconti (1885) (2000) 1 copy
Teste in fermento (2001) 1 copy
TEEN BAHNEN 1 copy
ПЬЕСЫ 1 copy
Las tres hermanas (1974) 1 copy
Cuentos II 1 copy
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2.5 stars

This is supposedly a comedy, but I found it rather depressing. The ending lacked enough closure for my taste, also.

There's some mild profanity in this, as well as the names of God (God, Lord, etc.) used flippantly.
 
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RachelRachelRachel | 18 other reviews | Nov 21, 2023 |
The Black Monk by Anton Chekov contains three short stories: The Black Monk, An Artist's Story and Mire. Beginning with the first story, The Black Monk, I found myself mesmerized by the Checkov's writing and his ability to bring characters and settings to life. The countryside, the homes and the people within them were described so vividly and completely. He truly is a master storyteller. Each of the stories dwells on the human condition, emotional states and in the Black Monk in particular, man's neverending quest for the meaning of life and ability to find happiness. An Artist's Story shows us the plight of the peasants on the lands of the nobility, who were but indentured servants with no way out of their neverending poverty and abysmal conditions. Mire lays bare the darker side of man, and woman.

The book was very enjoyable, the stories quite evocative.
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shirfire218 | 6 other reviews | Nov 1, 2023 |
I consider this the best of Chekhov. Why it is so hard to find is beyond me. The atmosphere of the story is enough for me, but with all the psychological/ghostly stuff going on, I couldn't put it down. Read it a few times now, and find something new each time. If you like Chekhov, this novella is a must read.
 
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