| A Life in Letters Contributor(s): Chekhov, Anton (Author), Bartlett, Rosamund (Translator), Phillips, Anthony (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0140449221 ISBN-13: 9780140449228 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2004 Annotation: From his teenage years in provincial Russia to his premature death in 1904, Anton Chekhov wrote thousands of letters to a wide range of correspondents. This fascinating new selection tells Chekhovs story as a man and a writer through affectionate bulletins to his family, insightful discussions of literature with publishers and theater directors, and tender love letters to his actress wife. Vividly evoking landscapes, people, and his daily life, the letters offer revealing glimpses into Chekhovs preoccupationsthe onset of tuberculosis, his dual careers as doctor and writer, and his ambivalence about his growing reputation as Russias foremost playwright and author. This volume takes us inside the mind of one of the worlds greatest writers, and the character that emerges from these pages is resilient, generous, charming, and life enhancing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Literary Collections | Letters - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004478614 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.16" W x 7.76" (0.97 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The life story of a Russian master as he told it to others From the teenager in provincial Russia in 1875 to his premature death in Germany in 1904, Chekhov wrote over 4,500 letters to a range of correspondents, including family and friends, his publisher and fellow writers - not to mention actresses. These letters tell the story of Chekhov's life as a man and a writer and he emerges from them as a tough, generous, life-enhancing, and enigmatic character. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |