Three Years is Anton Chekhov's heartfelt attempt to create a "novel of Moscow life." In it, he paints a poignant portrait of the struggles and frustrations that go hand in hand with human relationships. Away from his native Moscow to care for his ailing sister, Laptev falls instantly in love with Yulia Sergeyevna, the daughter of the local doctor. She in turn feels nothing for him, but convinces herself it would be doing him a gross disservice to refuse his proposal. So begins the unequal marriage between the two, a marriage that will bring a bitter and desperate sorrow to them both. Yet as the years go by, and as they face and overcome tragedy together, they learn to value each other in new ways, and so restore their faith in the redemptive power of time. Most famous for The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, The Seagull, and Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov is one of Russia’s most highly regarded dramatists and short story writers.
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'This episodic but impeccable novella is an intricate, jewelled key to pre-Revolutionary Russia...Chekhov is famous for his plays, which explains the theatrical timbre of some of the dialogue. However, these are intimate explorations into the tragedy of the Russian soul and Chekhov s subtlety has its own rewards in scenes caught in flickering candlelight. Atmospheric, sensual, fraught with struggle against the tedium of ordinary life, this is a beautifully evocative book and has much to offer readers' groups.' --New Books Magazine
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Most famous for his plays The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, The Seagull and Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) is one of Russia's most highly regarded dramatists and short-story writers. William Fiennes is the author of the hugely successful The Snow Geese. He has also recently been awarded The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2003, beating shortlisted Zadie Smith and Jon McGregor.
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- EditoreHesperus Pr
- Data di pubblicazione2004
- ISBN 10 1843910764
- ISBN 13 9781843910763
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine112
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