Albion's Daughter

Featuring the first stories Chekhov wrote while he was a medical student, Albion's Daughter follows the formation process of the author's original world and imagination. Bringing together the stories that Anton Chekhov wrote in his early years as a writer, Albion's Daughter reveals the shining genius of the author, whose name is almost synonymous with the short story genre, even during his student years. In his sketches published in various literary magazines between 1880 and 1884, Chekhov, unlike the magnificent masterpieces written by his contemporaries, began to build modest structures that accommodate people to their scale, and thus reached a new and simple truth. Like his master Gogol, Chekhov portrayed the bigotry and stupidity that dominated the Russian countryside, which he knew closely and never looked down upon, as well as the modesty and naivety, and he never compromised his compassion and realism for these characters, none of whom were caricatures.

"The feeling of immense goodness that pervades Chekhov's literary works comes not from an agenda or literary proselytization, but from the natural color of his talent."
-Vladimir Nabokov-
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 484

Year of Print: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İletişim Publishing

First Print Year: 2016

Language Turkish