6 Nouvelles de Tchekov

Écrit par Anton Chekhov

Raconté par Juliette Lancrenon

Angoisse, Chez la maréchale de noblesse, Le malheur, Les rêves, L'uniforme du capitaine et Vieillesse sont autant de nouvelles qui reconstituent l'atmosphère, les mœurs et les rêves d'une époque, celle de Tchekhov, celle de la Russie éternelle des grands auteurs et créateurs russes. A écouter séparément, elles sont des fables, parfois hilarantes et cyniques, parfois pathétique et tristes. A écouter les unes à la suite des autres, elles créent un tableau complet et pertinent de la Russie du XIXème siècle.

• Langue: Français
• Éditeur: SAGA Egmont
• Date de sortie: 1 avr. 2022
• ISBN: 9782821103627

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian doctor, short-story writer, and playwright. Born in the port city of Taganrog, Chekhov was the third child of Pavel, a grocer and devout Christian, and Yevgeniya, a natural storyteller. His father, a violent and arrogant man, abused his wife and children and would serve as the inspiration for many of the writer’s most tyrannical and hypocritical characters. Chekhov studied at the Greek School in Taganrog, where he learned Ancient Greek. In 1876, his father’s debts forced the family to relocate to Moscow, where they lived in poverty while Anton remained in Taganrog to settle their finances and finish his studies. During this time, he worked odd jobs while reading extensively and composing his first written works. He joined his family in Moscow in 1879, pursuing a medical degree while writing short stories for entertainment and to support his parents and siblings. In 1876, after finishing his degree and contracting tuberculosis, he began writing for St. Petersburg’s Novoye Vremya, a popular paper which helped him to launch his literary career and gain financial independence. A friend and colleague of Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, and Ivan Bunin, Chekhov is remembered today for his skillful observations of everyday Russian life, his deeply psychological character studies, and his mastery of language and the rhythms of conversation.