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His father was a grocer, painter and religious fanatic with a mercurial temperament who thrashed his children and was likely emotionally abusive to his wife. Below are references indicating presence of this name in another database or other reference material. Anton chekhov was a russian playwright and writer of short stories and one of the most prominent dramatists in theater history. Anton chekhov biography list of works, study guides. If you like plays where old families must bid a melancholy farewell to the estate their family has owned for generations, chekhov is your guy. The tales of chekhov, vol 5 by anton chekhov free ebook. See all books authored by anton chekhov, including selected stories of anton chekhov, and chekhov.
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