Chekhov, Anton P.: Intrigues: Nine Stories by Anton Chekhov

Literature Annotations

Genre	Collection (Short Stories) (16 pp.)
Keywords	Abandonment, Alternative Medicine, Family Relationships, Human Worth, Humor and Illness/Disability, Loneliness, Love, Ordinary Life, Power Relations, Society, Time
Summary	This is a selection of very early Chekhov tales, dating from his years in medical school (1879-1884). These nine examples of the work Chekhov churned out during those years to support himself and his family have never previously been published in English. They are all quite short. Of most interest are "How I Came to Be Lawfully Wed," "A Hypnotic Seance," "Intrigues," "In Autumn," and "At the Pharmacy."
Commentary	These are wonderful examples of the witty sketches that earned the young author his first fame. The sketches are definitely not great literature, but they are thoroughly entertaining. They serve as a good introduction to the light-hearted medical student who was later to become one of Russia's greatest writers.
Source	Harper's Magazine, Nov. 1997, pp. 43-47, 50-60
Publisher	Harper's
Alternate Source	Chekhov's Doctors
Alternate Publisher	Kent State Univ. Press Kent, Ohio & London Kent State Univ. Press
Alternate Edition	2003
Alternate Editors	Jack Coulehan
Place Published	Kent, Ohio & London
Miscellaneous	Translated by Peter Constantine.
Annotated by	Coulehan, Jack
Date of Entry	02/27/98
Last Revised	04/21/04