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    Talent and Other Stories
    Talent and Other Stories
    Talent and Other Stories
    Audiobook1 hour

    Talent and Other Stories

    Written by Anton Chekhov

    Narrated by Max Bollinger

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    About this audiobook

    Audio book collection of Chekhov's short story works featuring: "Talent", "Anyuta", "The Helpmate", "Ivan Matveyitch", "Polinka". Read in English, unabridged, and accompanied by Tchaikovskiy piano music.


    In "The Helpmate," the story centers on a woman who is trapped in a loveless marriage and her husband's attempts to find her a suitable replacement. Chekhov deftly uses irony and symbolism to illuminate the characters' inner lives and the futility of their situation. The result is a moving and insightful tale that speaks to the universal experience of longing for love and connection.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInteractive Media
    Release dateSep 1, 2010
    ISBN9781907832284
    Talent and Other Stories
    Author

    Anton Chekhov

    Anton Chekhov was born in 1860 in Southern Russia and moved to Moscow to study medicine. Whilst at university he sold short stories and sketches to magazines to raise money to support his family. His success and acclaim grew as both a writer of fiction and of plays whilst he continued to practice medicine. Ill health forced him to move from his country estate near Moscow to Yalta where he wrote some of his most famous work, and it was there that he married actress Olga Knipper. He died from tuberculosis in 1904.

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    • 4/5
      These are slice of life stories, they aren’t complete tales, they don’t always have obvious points, beginnings or endings. Many times it feels like you’ve just read a chapter from another book. They’re not happy stories for the most part and aren’t going to leave a smile on your face. But they’re really, really good. Simple, direct, and straight to the heart of the characters, the people of Russia of 100 years ago.

      Now I need to find more.

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    • 3/5
      Boring at times, piquant at others.
    • 5/5
      Very interesting read, really like the dialogue used by Chekhov