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Anton Chekhov
AuthorBooks · Second hand1860-1904
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, his career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress."
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Curiosities about Anton Chekhov
Birth
1860
Death
1904
First book
1883
Years writing
143
Anton Chekhov was a dedicated physician who famously called medicine his lawful wife and literature his mistress.
He is globally recognized as one of the three seminal figures of early modernism in theatre, alongside Ibsen and Strindberg.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote over 2,600 works, establishing himself as a master of short stories and drama.
Born in Taganrog in 1860, this Russian author left an indelible legacy with masterpieces like The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull.
Early in his literary career, he used the intriguing pseudonym The brother of my brother to sign his writings.