"The Shooting Party" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a tale set in Russia during the late 1800s, following Ivan Petrovich Kamyshev as he attempts to share his story amid personal and societal difficulties; the novel weaves together elements of psychological study and drama, portraying significant human events contrasted with the decline of society, as Kamyshev asks an editor to release his manuscript, that dives deep into themes of love, personal crisis, and even murder, the storyteller blends cynicism with humor, sketching the past of vivid characters like Kamyshev as he copes with the harsh truths of provincial Russia and uncovering deeper tragedies.
The shooting party
By Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
In a world filled with love, scandal, and moral uncertainty, a man's desperate attempt to publish his story unearths shocking truths and buried secrets.
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About the AuthorAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. 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."
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. 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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