ٓAnton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov was born on 17 January 1860 in in southern Russia. He was the third of six surviving children.
Chekhov had to pay for his own education, which he managed by private tutoring, catching and selling goldfinches, and selling short sketches to the newspapers, among other jobs. He sent every ruble he could spare to his family in Moscow, along with humorous letters to cheer them up.During this time, he read widely and analytically, including the works of Cervantes, Turgenev, Goncharov, and Schopenhauer,and wrote a full-length comic drama.
To add to his income in Moscow, Chekhov wrote for the humor magazines . His first story was published in March 1880 by a magazine Dragonfly, His older brothers' work was published in a new humor magazine, the Spectator. His first book was The Tales of Melpomene, published in 1884. Chekhov's first stories were full of wit and enthusiasm and showed his promise as a writer.
Chekhov's play The Sea Gull drew heavily on a romance. Uncle Vanya, a new version of The Wood Demon, ; Three Sisters ; and The Cherry Orchard . They are all about the passing of the old order.
Chekhov was at the height of his fame. He encouraged younger writers such as Ivan Buni and Leonid Andreyev , recommended writers for the Pushkin Prize, and was eagerly sought out for advice and comment.
Death
Chekhov's health worsened in 1904, and his doctors told him that he had to go to a hospital. In June 1904 he set off for Germany. ." On July 2, 1904, he died in a hotel at Badenweiler. His body was returned to Moscow for burial.
Post a Comment