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Anton Chekhov
January 24, 2023
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Scott Bradfield
The Vast Humanity of Anton Chekhov
A new book traces Chekhov’s relentless work as both a doctor and a master of the short story.
May 20, 2019
Jennifer Wilson
Care in a Land of Closing Hospitals
The Russian writer Maxim Osipov was best known as a medical doctor, until he began to publish arresting, empathetic stories of sickness and treatment.
April 24, 2018
Jo Livingstone
The First Great Film Adaptation of Chekhov’s
The Seagull
Michael Mayer's take on the classic play features a stellar cast, a roving camera, and plenty of subtext.
December 7, 2012
Paul Berman
The Rushdie Affair and the Struggle Against Islamism
May 5, 2010
Stanley Kauffmann
Discontents
November 26, 2000
Elizabeth Hardwick
The Disabused
A Review of Stories by Anton Chekhov. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
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