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CHEKHOV, ANTON (1860-1904)

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From: Young Students Learning Library
Date: 19960101
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The plays and short stories of the Russian writer Anton Chekhov are widely popular today. His works have been translated into many languages. Some of his plays have been made into films. Chekhov was the grandson of a freed serf (slave). Early in life he decided to be a doctor, and he won a scholarship to medical school. He started to write while practicing medicine. He created hundreds of short stories before turning to plays. His first major play was The Seagull. It was a failure at first, but in 1898 it was produced with great success by the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov ...

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