The Cherry Orchard - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Anton Chekhov, Michael Frayn (Translator)Series:Modern PlaysPublish date:2008-10-27Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9780413393401ISBN-10:413393402UPC:9780413393401Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Russian & Soviet, American, EuropeanBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.20 x 4.70 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.0992Product ID:SCNMNHZW01
The Cherry Orchard
"Frayn's translation, which strikes me as splendidly lucid and alive...will be acted again and again" (New Statesman)
In Chekhov's tragi-comedy - perhaps his most popular play - the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces deeply rooted in history and the society in which they live. Their estate is hopelessly in debt and when urged to cut down their beautiful cherry orchard and sell the land for...Series: Modern Plays
Language:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9780413393401ISBN-10:413393402UPC:9780413393401Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Russian & Soviet, American, EuropeanBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.20 x 4.70 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.0992Product ID:SCNMNHZW01
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) first turned to writing as a medical student at Moscow University, from which he graduated in 1884. Among his early plays were short monologues (The Evils of Tobacco, 1885), one-act farces such as The Bear, The Proposal and The Wedding (1888-89) and the 'Platonov' material, adapted by Michael Frayn as Wild Honey. The first three full-length plays to be stage, Ivanov...
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