Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895

Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9780141906874
ISBN-13 : 0141906871
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Book Synopsis Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895 by : Anton Chekhov

Download or read book Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895 written by Anton Chekhov and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2002-05-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These stories from the middle period of Chekhov's career show him exploring complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions. Influenced by his own experiences as a doctor, 'Ward No. 6', set in a mental hospital, is a savage indictment of the medical profession. 'The Black Monk', portraying an academic who has strange hallucinations, explores ideas of genius and insanity; in 'Murder', religious fervour leads to violence; while in 'The Student', Chekhov's favourite story, a young man recounts a tale from the gospels and undergoes a spiritual epiphany. In all the stories collected here, Chekhov's characters face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence.


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