| Anton Chekhov: His Life Contributor(s): Rayfield, Donald (Author), Williams, Fred (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433234521 ISBN-13: 9781433234521 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: He was one of the greatest playwrights and story writers ever. Anton Chekhovs life was short, intense, and dominated by battles. Rayfield looks behind Chekhovs restrained faade to show him in the full heroism of his brief, prodigiously creative life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: 891.723 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.34" W x 7.52" (0.25 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Anton Chekhov's life was short, intense, and dominated by battles, both with his dependents and with the tuberculosis that killed him at age forty-four. The traditional image of Chekhov is that of the restrained artist torn between medicine and literature, but Donald Rayfield's biography reveals the life long hidden behind the noble facade. Here is a man capable of both great generosity toward needy peasants and harsh callousness toward lovers and family, a man who craved with equal passion the company of others and the solitude necessary to create his art. Based on information from Chekhov archives throughout Russia, Rayfield's work has been hailed as a groundbreaking examination of the life of a literary master. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rayfield, Donald: - Donald Rayfield is professor of Russian literature at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. His books include Chekhov: The Evolution of His Art and Catastrophe and Comedy: Chekhov's Cherry Orchard. Williams, Fred: -Fred Williams, a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, works in theater, film, television, and radio in England, Ireland, and America. Besides narrating audiobooks, he is a performer in living-history reenactments, an archer, and a poet. |