A major achievement-Callow examines Chekhov's life within the context of the evolution of his art, making the reader acutely aware of the hidden ground from which his work sprang and on which his life stood. A beautifully written biography by a...
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A major achievement-Callow examines Chekhov's life within the context of the evolution of his art, making the reader acutely aware of the hidden ground from which his work sprang and on which his life stood. A beautifully written biography by a novelist, poet, and biographer
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. Family, Shop, and School; 2. Alone in Taganrog; 3. Medicine and Humor; 4. New Doctor; 5. From Leykin to Suvorin; 6. Dejection and Death; 7. Dreams of Exile; 8. Sakhalin and After; 9. At Melikhovo; 10. Domesticity and Lika; 11. To the South; 12. Social Worker; 13. Disaster in Petersburg; 14. On the Move; 15. Gorky and Tolstoy; 16. Certified Invalid; 17. Yalta without Olga; 18. Escaping the Text; 19. Secret Marriage; 20. ""It's Over""; Acknowledgments; A Chronology of Chekhov's Life and Times
A Note on Sources, Dates, and TransliterationsSelected Bibliography; Index; A Note on the Author