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In Reading Chekhov Janet Malcolm takes on three roles: literary critic, biographer and journalist. Her close readings of Chekhov's stories and plays are interwoven with episodes from his life and framed by an account of a recent journey she made to St Petersburg. Malcolm demonstrates how the shadow of death that hovered over most of Chekhov's literary career - he became consumptive in his twenties and died in his forties - is almost everywhere reflected in the work. She writes of his childhood, his relationship with his family, his marriage, his travels, his early success, his exile to Yalta - always with an eye to connecting them to his themes and characters.

Book details

Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Reading Chekhov
• Author: Janet Malcolm
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9781847085368
• ISBN: 1847085369
• ID: 04474521
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Weight: 162 g
• Dimensions: 151 × 198 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 07. June 2012

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