Anton Chekhov

The Cherry Orchard (1904) The German poet Goethe once said that only that which we love do we truly understand. In Anton Chekhov’s play, The Cherry Orchard, which depicts the passing of the old order in the last years of pre-revolutionary Russia, there is a mood of deep melancholy and…

Extremely minimalist Chekhov in a plywood box with plastic chairs. Super famous actors portray miserable Russians and…it’s engrossing. Fair play to Daniel Monks (Konstantin) who spends about 30 minutes before the start of the play and a big part of the interval lying inertly on the stage. At the beginning…

Anton Chekhov sure has some great tips for us writers — Whoever has read Anton Chekhov knows how brilliantly the man can write, with his beautiful descriptions and brevity. Even more brilliant are the tips he gave for rookie writers. The most famous of these is Chekhov’s gun. The Russian playwright said: “Remove everything that has no relevance to the story. …

The text below is an excerpt from Anton Chekhov’s short story Gooseberries. This is my first attempt at translation after nearly a year and a half of learning, reading, and speaking Russian. In the story, Ivan Ivanovich Chimsha-Gimalayski tells the story of his younger brother, who became obsessed with returning…

Anton Chekhov is one of the most celebrated short-story writer whose works have been translated into hundreds of languages. His four plays are considered classics and so many of his works have been adapted into movies.