The Black Monk, Anton Chekhov
The Black Monk, Anton Chekhov
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The Black Monk

Author: Anton Chekhov

Narrator: Fred Wolinsky

Unabridged: 1 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: TSK Group LLC

Published: 03/02/2023


Synopsis

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is considered a very "real life" writer, his feet solidly on the ground at all times. The Black Monk is his foray into madness and mysticism to rival the likes of Dostoyevsky, Saltykov-Shchedrin, and Kuprin.

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 Vit

The Black Monk and The Peasants are tenebrous and symbolic stories possessing the power of parables. To soothe his shattered nerves Master of Arts goes to the country for the spring and summer and there he seems to remember an old legend… “A thousand years ago a certain monk, clad in black, was walkin......more

كل منا بداخله هذا الراهب الأسود الذى يأتي من بعيد طيفا كبيرا باهتا فيتضاءل و يتضاءل و يقترب و كلما اقترب ظهرت ملامحه أكثر حتى إذا استوى أمامك أدركت أنه لم يأت من بعيد و إنما جاء من داخلك أنت. راهبك الأسود كامن في لا وعيك يمنحك الشعور بالثقة و يضع أمامك جوهر نفسك ساطعا متألقا و يطلب منك المزيد من الجه......more

- القصة روسية الهوى، كثيفة المشاعر والتناقضات، تتعرض وتعرض لأنواع الجنون والعبقرية دونما الخلط بينهما... - القصة عن أندريه كوفرين (وقد تكون عن تشيخوف نفسه الذي كان يعاني من الهلوسة ، ومثل بطل قصته ، توفي في سن مبكرة لأنه استمر في العمل أثناء معاناته من السل)، البطل الشيزوفيني، الأكاديمي الذي كان على......more

Goodreads review by Issa

هل كانت تخيلاته تسيء الى احد او تضره. لقد كان سعيدا، وسواء أكان عبقريا فعلا او لا فإنه كان سعيدا. ولكن من حوله يريدونه ان يكون عاديا. الفرق بين الجنون والعبقرية شعره. لم يفهمه احد ومات أيضا وهم غاضبون عليه. لانه أراد ان لا ينضم الى القطيع. فكرة القصه عميقه جدا فإذا كان لديك فكرة فقاتل واعمل من اجلها ولو......more