The Lady With The Dog A Doctor s Visit The Black Monk — Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov Russian playwright and master of the modern short story He was a literary artist of laconic precision who probed below the surface of life laying bare the secret motives of his characters Chekhov s best plays and short stories lack complex plots and neat solutions Concentrating on apparent trivialities they create a special kind of atmosphere sometimes termed haunting or lyrical Chekhov described the Russian life of his time using a deceptively simple technique devoid of obtrusive literary devices and he is regarded as the outstanding representative of the late 19th century Russian realist