A Woman's Kingdom and Other Stories
In this collection of nine stories by Anton Chekhov, the author's distaste for the iniquities of class structure are revealed as he returns time and again to the theme of social conflict. His stories underline the tragic dimensions of his characters' lives, afflicted by drink, insanity, greed,...
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In this collection of nine stories by Anton Chekhov, the author's distaste for the iniquities of class structure are revealed as he returns time and again to the theme of social conflict. His stories underline the tragic dimensions of his characters' lives, afflicted by drink, insanity, greed, lust, religious mania and boredom. This collection follows two previous volumes of Chekhov's short stories in this series, "The Russian Master" and "Ward Number Six".
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780192822093 (0192822098)
Publish date: June 29th 1989
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English