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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

1860–1904

Best known for quiet, piercing stories and groundbreaking plays, this Russian master had a gift for making ordinary lives feel unforgettable. He trained as a doctor, wrote with unusual compassion, and helped reshape modern fiction and drama.

44 Audiobooks

The Sea-Gull

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Bet, and other stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Wife, and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Witch, and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Darling and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Duel and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Love, and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Bishop and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Swan Song

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Ivanoff: A Play

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Party and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Black Monk, and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Schoolmaster and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Chorus Girl and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Ein Heiratsantrag: Scherz in einem Aufzug

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Slanderer

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Note-Book of Anton Chekhov

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Eine langweilige Geschichte: Aus den Aufzeichnungen eines alten Mannes

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Der Bär: Groteske in einem Aufzug

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Kaksikymmentä: novellikokoelma

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Eno Vanja: Kuvaus maalaiselämästä neljässä näytöksessä

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Avioliittoja: Kokoelma aviotarinoita

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Russian Silhouettes: More Stories of Russian Life

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Der persische Orden und andere Grotesken

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Kolme kertomusta: Koteloitunut ihminen. Karviaismarjat. Rakkaudesta.

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Venäläistä rakkautta

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Kertomuksia I

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Karhu : Pila yhdessä näytöksessä

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Kosinta : Yksinäytöksinen pila

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Venäläisiä talonpoikia

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Lääkärin kohtalo: eli Sairaalan n:o 6

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Kuudes osasto

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Turha voitto: Kertomus

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Kaksintaistelu

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Naisia

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

About the author

Born in Taganrog in 1860, Anton Chekhov grew up in a struggling family and began writing while studying medicine in Moscow. He qualified as a physician, and the close attention he gave to everyday suffering would become one of the defining qualities of his fiction.

Chekhov first earned readers with comic sketches and short pieces, then went on to write some of the most admired stories in world literature, including works such as The Lady with the Dog, Ward No. 6, and The Steppe. He also became a major playwright; The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard changed the way drama could work, replacing melodrama with subtle feeling, awkward silences, and the tensions of ordinary conversation.

His life was marked by serious illness, extensive travel, and a deep interest in the lives of people often overlooked. Chekhov died in 1904, but his work still feels strikingly modern: humane, funny, sad, and sharply observant all at once.