Reading Chekhov

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In Reading Chekhov Janet Malcolm takes on three roles: literary critic, biographer and journalist. Her close readings of Chekhov's stories and plays are interwoven with episodes from his life and framed by an account of a recent journey she made to St Petersburg. Malcolm demonstrates how the shadow of death that hovered over most of Chekhov's literary career - he became consumptive in his twenties and died in his forties - is almost everywhere reflected in the work. She writes of his childhood, his relationship with his family, his marriage, his travels, his early success, his exile to Yalta - always with an eye to connecting them to his themes and characters.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781847085368
Published: June 2012

Number of pages: 224
Width: 129 mm
Height: 197 mm
Depth: 12 mm

Publisher: Granta Books