Anton Chekhov

The Cherry Orchard, short stories — master of the unsaid

The supreme master of the short story and the playwright who taught theater that nothing needs to happen for everything to change. His four great plays — The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard — perfected the drama of mood, subtext, and the slow erosion of hope.

Key works

• The Cherry Orchard1904— A world ending — is it comedy or tragedy?
• Three Sisters1901— 'To Moscow! To Moscow!' — they never go
• Short stories1880s-1900s— The Lady with the Dog, Ward No. 6, The Steppe

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