Ward Six and Other Stories

By Anton Pavlovich Chekhov and Anton Chekhov

Book Overview

Ward Six and Other Stories is a broad sample of Chekhov's narrative genius. The work has been viewed as a symbol for the bureaucratic quagmire of czarist and Stalinist Russia. It is also a universal comment on the person versus the state. Ward Six is a hauntingly symbolic depiction of the world of an insane asylum, an upside-down world where doctors ignore the sick, where hospital filth spreads infections. In The Duel, with its theme of moral degradation, two characters are locked in a confrontation and observers on the sidelines pass judgment. The essence of A Dull Story is the reflections of a man dying of old age. The Name-Day Party is the tale of a prominent professor who, despite his fame and success, is unable to emotionally connect with his wife and improve their troubled relationship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452008263
• ISBN13: 9780452008267
• Release Date: September 1965
• Publisher: Plume
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"