Description
| Product ID: | 9780140449228 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Life in Letters |
| Authors: | Author: Anton Chekhov, Rosamund Bartlett, Anthony Phillips |
| Page Count: | 624 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, Diaries, letters and journals, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Diaries, letters & journals, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 , Literary studies: poetry & poets, Russian |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From the teenager in provincial Russia in 1875 to his premature death in Germany in 1904, the author wrote over 4,500 letters to a range of correspondents, including family and friends, his publisher and fellow writers - not to mention actresses. This book presents these letters which tell the story of the author's life as a man and a writer. From the teenager in provincial Russia in 1875 to his premature death in Germany in 1904, Chekhov wrote over 4,500 letters to a range of correspondents, including family and friends, his publisher and fellow writers - not to mention actresses. These letters tell the story of Chekhov''s life as a man and a writer and he emerges from them as a tough, generous, life-enhancing, and enigmatic character. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-06-24 |
