“The three years spent searching for, deciphering, and interpreting documents convinced me that nothing in these archives could either discredit or vulgarize Chekhov. The result is just the opposite: the complexity and depth of the writer’s figure become even more evident once we are able to explain his human virtues and shortcomings” — that is the author’s position, the well-known British literary scholar, professor at the University of London, Donald Rayfield.
A unique, in its scope, biographical study is a comprehensive life story of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Written with ease and charm, yet at the same time academic, it is, in essence, a real sensation.
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