Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanov_(play) Release date is 1999-05-01

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"Ivanoff: A Play" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a four-act drama first performed in 1887. Nikolai Ivanov, a debt-ridden government official, struggles with melancholy as his marriage crumbles and his tuberculosis-stricken wife unknowingly approaches death. When he becomes entangled with Sasha, his creditor's young daughter, a web of accusations about his motives begins to tighten. Chekhov's drama explores internal conflicts and moral judgment, building toward a shocking climax that questions whether redemption is possible for a man who has lost his appetite for life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Russian drama -- Translations into English Russia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama

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