{"product_id":"chekhov-becomes-chekhov-the-emergence-of-a-literary-genius-hardcover","title":"Chekhov Becomes Chekhov: The Emergence of a Literary Genius - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Blaisdell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revelatory portrait of Chekhov during the most extraordinary artistic surge of his life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1886, a twenty-six-year-old Anton Chekhov was publishing short stories, humor pieces, and articles at an astonishing rate, and was still a practicing physician. Yet as he honed his craft and continued to draw inspiration from the vivid characters in his own life, he found himself--to his surprise and occasional embarrassment--admired by a growing legion of fans, including Tolstoy himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He had not yet succumbed to the ravages of tuberculosis. He was a lively, frank, and funny correspondent and a dedicated mentor. And as Bob Blaisdell discovers, his vivid articles, stories, and plays from this period--when read in conjunction with his correspondence--become a psychological and emotional secret diary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Chekhov struggled with his increasingly fraught engagement, young couples are continually making their raucous way in and out of relationships on the page. When he was overtaxed by his medical duties, his doctor characters explode or implode. Chekhov's talented but drunken older brothers and Chekhov's domineering father became transmuted into characters, yet their emergence from their family's serfdom is roiling beneath the surface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chekhov could crystalize the human foibles of the people he knew into some of the most memorable figures in literature and drama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eChekhov Becomes Chekhov\u003c\/i\u003e, Blaisdell astutely examines the psychological portraits of Chekhov's distinct, carefully observed characters and how they reflect back on their creator during a period when there seemed to be nothing between his imagination and the paper he was writing upon.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Blaisdell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough College and the author of \u003ci\u003eCreating Anna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a reviewer for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of more than three dozen Dover literature and poetry collections, including a collection of Chekhov's love stores. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.59 x 9.28 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766119235872,"sku":"9781639362646","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c19422b94a7748477e5f5638da341bb5.webp?v=1780285969","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chekhov-becomes-chekhov-the-emergence-of-a-literary-genius-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}