The sea-gull
The seagull
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seagull Release date is 2006-02-22
Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger
"The Sea-Gull" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a play written in 1895. Four characters clash over art and love at a country estate: a fading actress, her aspiring playwright son, a famous writer, and a young woman who dreams of the stage. Romantic entanglements intertwine with artistic ambitions as characters speak in subtext rather than direct declarations. The opening night in 1896 was a notorious disaster, but a later production became a triumph that transformed Russian theatre forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Russia -- Social life and customs -- Drama Man-woman relationships -- Drama Russian drama -- Translations into English Authors, Russian -- 19th century -- Drama