Anton Chekhov, who died at 44, produced such classic plays as The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, and Uncle Vanya. This biography follows the life of one of Russia's foremost literary figures from his traumatic childhood through to his establishment as a popular and critically acclaimed author. Complementing the Hesperus titles Three Years and The Story of a Nobody, this new biography will set these works in their historical context and portray the extraordinary life of their author.
Anton Chekhov, who died at 44, produced such classic plays as The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, and Uncle Vanya. This biography follows the life of one of Russia's foremost literary figures from his traumatic childhood through to his establishment as a popular and critically acclaimed author. Complementing the Hesperus titles Three Years and The Story of a Nobody, this new biography will set these works in their historical context and portray the extraordinary life of their author.