A Play, Anton Chekhov
A Play, Anton Chekhov
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A Play

Author: Anton Chekhov

Narrator: Dave Courvoisier

Unabridged: 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 08/01/2014

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Pavel Vassilyevitch finds himself meeting with an unwanted visitor one day after lunch, an odd woman beseeching him to give him just a half hour of his time. Madam Murashkin wants Pavel to critique a play that she has written before she sets off on a voyage, and insists it will take only a half hour of his time. Unable to deny her relentless pitiful pleas, Pavel gives in and Madam Murashkin launches into her play - which turns out to take much longer than half an hour to get through. Pavel finds himself unable to focus on the woman's play, but she does not seem to notice. She continues on and on with her play, while Pavel seems to start losing his mind listening to her drivel.
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian writer and playwright, considered by many to be one of the best writers of short stories in the history of literature. Chekhov was also a successful physician, but writing was his true passion. He was quoted as saying "Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress."

About Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian short story writer, playwright, and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short story writers in the history of world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics-The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard-and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics alike. Initially, Chekhov wrote stories solely for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations that have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them. Chekhov published over a hundred short stories, including "The Duel," "In Exile," "On Official Business," "The Bishop," and "The Cobbler and the Devil."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Realini on October 17, 2017

A Play by Anton Chekhov 10 out of 10 This is actually a short story that confuses Google when you search for it. The results of the search indicate a series of other works by the genius, with various plays and collections suggested. Pavel Vassilyevitch is the hero of the account. He is a writer, but give......more

Goodreads review by Niklas on December 30, 2020

På grænsen mellem 3,5 og 4 stjerner. Grinte ikke decideret, men denne historie, utvivlsomt inspireret af en udbredt følelse blandt Chekhov og andre forfattere, om en forfatter der pines af én der ønsker at høre hans mening om hendes amatørforfatterskab, er med slutningen nu alligevel ret grinern og......more