![]() ![]() Chekov tended to experiment with form in his writing, believing that the purpose of stories was to raise questions for readers rather than answer them. Beyond his own country’s literature, Chekov was influenced by Spanish novelist and playwright Miguel de Cervantes ( Don Quixote) and German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer ( The World as Will and Representation), both of whose work he read as a teenager. But whereas Tolstoy’s conclusion was that the proper way to live was to focus on developing oneself as an individual, Chekov believed that every person is morally obligated to “do good” for society as a whole-a sentiment that Ivan Ivanych expresses in “Gooseberries.” In the story, Ivan also quotes Russian poet and novelist Alexander Pushkin (author of Eugene Onegin). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest short story writers and playwrights of all time.Ĭhekov was highly influenced by (as well as admired by) fellow Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, whose short story “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” is similar to “Gooseberries” in that it addresses the question of what people need to be happy and live meaningfully. Chekov eventually succumbed to his tuberculosis in 1904, after which his writing continued to receive critical acclaim. In 1898, after his father’s death, Chekov built a villa in Yalta, Crimea, where he continued to write stories and plays. Chekov also began to travel throughout Eastern Europe and even to a penal colony in Japan, experiences that deeply influenced his writing. Over the next decade, he became chronically ill with tuberculosis but hid his condition from his friends and family, continuing to write short stories that garnered praise from literary critics. By 1884, Chekov had become a practicing doctor, though he made little money and treated the poor for free. To support himself and his family while attending school, he published short, satirical vignettes of Russian life in newspapers. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. In 1879, he was admitted to medical school at I.M. ![]() Chekov did odd jobs to fund his studies and support his family, all the while reading a wide range of literature in his spare time. This culminated in Chekov’s parents and siblings fleeing to Moscow in 1876 so that his father could avoid debtor’s prison, leaving the teenage Chekov behind in Taganrog to finish his education. ![]() Chekov’s mother was a wonderful storyteller and instilled a love of stories in Chekov and his five siblings-his father, however, had a volatile personality and often mishandled money. Anton Chekov was raised in Taganrog, a port city in Southern Russia. ![]()
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