The Orator
Written by Anton Chekhov
Narrated by Anastasia Bertollo
()
About this audiobook
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian doctor, short-story writer, and playwright. Born in the port city of Taganrog, Chekhov was the third child of Pavel, a grocer and devout Christian, and Yevgeniya, a natural storyteller. His father, a violent and arrogant man, abused his wife and children and would serve as the inspiration for many of the writer’s most tyrannical and hypocritical characters. Chekhov studied at the Greek School in Taganrog, where he learned Ancient Greek. In 1876, his father’s debts forced the family to relocate to Moscow, where they lived in poverty while Anton remained in Taganrog to settle their finances and finish his studies. During this time, he worked odd jobs while reading extensively and composing his first written works. He joined his family in Moscow in 1879, pursuing a medical degree while writing short stories for entertainment and to support his parents and siblings. In 1876, after finishing his degree and contracting tuberculosis, he began writing for St. Petersburg’s Novoye Vremya, a popular paper which helped him to launch his literary career and gain financial independence. A friend and colleague of Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, and Ivan Bunin, Chekhov is remembered today for his skillful observations of everyday Russian life, his deeply psychological character studies, and his mastery of language and the rhythms of conversation.
Related to The Orator
Related audiobooks
Hush! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn The Graveyard Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Who Was to Blame? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In A Strange Land Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Darkness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Short Stories by Anton Chekhov: The Bet and Other Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fish Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVanka Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Her Husband Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsB. J. Harrison Reads The Lady With The Dog Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Tragic Actor and Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Huntsman Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Importance of Being Earnest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn The Coach House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uncle's Dream Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsB. J. Harrison Reads The Bet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Transgression Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Inquiry Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lion and the Sun Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Small Fry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bet: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5B. J. Harrison Reads The Darling Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Trivial Incident and Other Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich & Master and Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5War and Peace, Book 08: 1811-1812 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Death of Ivan Ilyich Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Night: New translation by Marion Wiesel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5War and Peace - Book 8: 1811-12 (Unabridged) Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of Pride Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Children's Classics For You
The Secret Garden Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Flowers for Algernon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Little House on the Prairie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alice in Wonderland: Alice in Wonderland, Book 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bridge to Terabithia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the Banks of Plum Creek Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little House in the Big Woods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anne of Green Gables Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Winnie-the-Pooh Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Johnny Tremain Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grimms' Fairy Tales: Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wind in the Willows: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Corduroy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Aesop's Fables - 284 Fables Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Frindle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Little Mermaid Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Green Ember: The Green Ember Book I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Long Winter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/520,000 Leagues Under the Sea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Bear Called Paddington Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Farmer Boy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wind in the Willows Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5By the Shores of Silver Lake Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Orator
0 ratings0 reviews