Ivanoff: A Play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
"Ivanoff: A Play" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a four-act drama first performed in 1887. Nikolai Ivanov, a debt-ridden government official, struggles with melancholy as his marriage crumbles and his tuberculosis-stricken wife unknowingly approaches death. When he becomes entangled with Sasha, his creditor's young daughter, a web of accusations about his motives begins to tighten. Chekhov's drama explores internal conflicts and moral judgment, building toward a shocking climax that questions whether redemption
is possible for a man who has lost his appetite for life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 |
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| Title | Ivanoff: A Play |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanov_(play) |
| Credits | Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Russian drama -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Russia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1755 |
| Release Date | May 1, 1999 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 26, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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