Anton Chekhov

Books by Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian short-story writer, playwright and novelist. Though he died at the age of just 44, his plays and short stories continue to be performed and read and stand as shining examples of their genre.

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Interviews where books by Anton Chekhov were recommended

Five Mysteries Set in Russia, recommended by Boris Akunin

The golden age of mystery largely passed Russia by, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some great crime novels produced over the last 150 years. Bestselling crime novelist Boris Akunin, who was born Grigory Chkhartishvili in Soviet Georgia and now lives in exile in London, recommends five Russian mysteries—great works of literature that happen to also have a crime at their heart.

Books by Russian Authors

From the Enlightenment onwards, Russian authors have produced a vast and influential literary canon, including historic epics, absurdist classics, and tortured reflections on the human condition. Russia’s political turmoil also led to the writing of many moving memoirs and political works that sought to find solutions in spite of censorship and, for some authors, exile.

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