Anton P. Čehov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Taganrog, January 29, 1860 – Badenweiler, Germany, July 15, 1904) was a Russian writer, playwright, and physician; he was one of the most significant figures of literary realism and a founder of the modern short story and drama. Born into a merchant family, he grew up in modest circumstances. He studied medicine at Moscow University, graduating in 1884, and practiced as a physician alongside his literary career. He published his early humorous stories under various pseudonyms, the most well-known being "Anton Chekhonte."
He gained literary recognition through short stories characterized by conciseness, psychological insight, subtle irony, and compassion for the human condition. Among his most famous works are The Steppe (1888), A Dreary Story (1889), The Duel (1891), Ward No. 6 (1892), The Black Monk (1894), Three Years (1895), My Life (1896), The Man in a Case (1898), and The Lady with the Dog (1899). In these works, he explores themes such as loneliness, social injustice, moral indifference, unfulfilled desires, and the contradictions of everyday life.
A special place in his body of work is held by the plays Ivanov (1887), The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901), and The Cherry Orchard (1904). His approach to drama represents a revolutionary departure from traditional dramatic action, shifting focus toward internal conflicts, unspoken emotions, and seemingly insignificant events. His collaboration with the Moscow Art Theatre and director Konstantin Stanislavski had a profound influence on the development of modern theatre.
In 1890, he traveled to the island of Sakhalin, where he investigated the lives of convicts and exiles, later documenting his experiences in the work Sakhalin Island (1895). He engaged in humanitarian efforts, assisting peasants and helping to combat epidemics. Having suffered from tuberculosis since his youth, he spent his final years primarily in Crimea. In 1901, he married the actress Olga Knipper.
Chekhov’s literary legacy is characterized by humanism, objectivity, psychological depth, and open-ended narratives; his works have left an enduring mark on the development of global narrative prose and contemporary drama.
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Drama u lovu
Među mnogobrojnim delima Čehova, koja su prevedena i kod nas i u svetu, njegov roman Drama u lovu predstavlja manje poznato delo ovog velikog pisca.
Kratke priče
Zbirka *Kratke priče* Antona P. Čehova predstavlja humoristične i satirične prikaze svakodnevnog života, ljudskih slabosti, društvenih nepravdi i apsurda, otkrivajući autorovu pronicljivost i saosećajnost.
Lovačke humoreske
Zbirka humorističkih priča i anegdota sa lovačkom tematikom, koju je priredio Joža Horvat. Autori prikazuju odnos čoveka, lova i prirode kroz humoristične anegdote, kombinujući satiru, narativni šarm i narodni humor.
Sabrana djela A. P. Čehova #10: Drama bez naslova, Pisma
Priča se odvija na seoskom imanju gde se okuplja grupa likova iz različitih društvenih slojeva, suočenih sa dosadom, neostvarenim ambicijama i emocionalnom prazninom.
Sabrana djela A. P. Čehova #1: Humoreske
This book includes Chekhov's works from 1880-1885, i.e. humoresques, short stories, and sketches, starting with Letters to a Learned Neighbor, which Chekhov considered the beginning of his literary career.
Sabrana djela A. P. Čehova #3: Drama u lovu i druge novele
The third volume of Collected Works contains Chekhov's most extensive novella, "A Drama in Hunting," as well as a number of longer stories from the period 1885-1886. There are humoresques such as Silo in a Bag, Eh, That Audience, and A Lot of Paper, as we
Sabrana djela A. P. Čehova #4: Dan izvan grada
Četvrti tom Čehovljevih dela sadrži novele i humoreske, koje su uglavnom napisane 1886. godine. I dalje pišući za honorar u dnevnim novinama, Čehov je često morao da podredi svoju umetnost razumljivosti i jeftinom humoru zbog ukusa čitalačke publike.
Sabrana djela A. P. Čehova #5: Kaštanka i druge novele
Peta knjiga po redu dela ovog velikog klasika ruskog humora sadrži uglavnom njegovo književno delo iz 1887. godine. U ovoj knjizi čitalac će pronaći niz već proslavljenih i poznatih, kao i veliki broj ranije neobjavljenih romanesknih dela.
Sabrana djela A. P. Čehova #6: Stepa i druge novele
This book contains the narrative work of the great Russian writer, A. P. Chekhov, from the years 1888-1892. In it, we will no longer encounter the small humorous stories with which "Antoša Čehonte" brilliantly began his career in humor magazines.
Sabrana djela A. P. Čehova #7: Seljaci i druge novele
Between 1892, when "The Fragment", the first novella in this book, was published, and "The Peasant" (1897) and "On the Carts" (1897), A. P. Chekhov made a series of other artistically successful observations of the society in which he lived.