The sea-gull
About this book
A play set on a Russian country estate, exploring unrequited love and artistic ambition among its characters, including an aspiring writer, a celebrated actress, and a young woman drawn to the stage. It suits readers interested in classic Russian drama and theatre studies.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, his career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress."
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