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(0)Anton Chekhov
Author
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Language
English
Description
The Cherry Orchard (1903) is Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov's final play. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Stanislavski-who also played the role of Leonid Gayev, the bizarre and uninspired brother of Madame Ranevskaya. It has since become one of twentieth century theater's most important-and most frequently staged-dramatic works.
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6) Ward no. 6
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Russian
Description
A bold contemporary adaptation of Anton Chekhov's legendary short story, Ward no. 6 chronicles one man's descent into madness. Updating the 1892 tale to the present day, the film is shot in a real mental institution on the outskirts of Moscow, and features interviews with actual patients.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches...