Anton Chekhov

Russian writer, 1860-1904

"Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, ""The Seagull"", ""Uncle Vanya"", ""Three Sisters"" and ""The Cherry Orchard"", all performed at Konstantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career."

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