After The Theatre

Written by Anton Chekhov

Narrated by Marina Tolkachova

The story “After the Theatre” tells us about a sixteen years old girl Nadya Zelenina. She was loved by two men: a successful officer called Gorny and a student called Gruzdev. She decided to write a letter like Tatyana's from "Yevgeny Onegin”. After the opera she wanted to be doubtful of their love. To be unloved and unhappy -- how interesting that was. She found herself very happy just thinking about these two men making love with her. But she couldn’t decide whom she liked more. Read “After the Theatre” by Chekhov to know what was in the letter and how easy the happiness is.

• Language: English
• Publisher: SmartTouch Media
• Release date: Jan 17, 2015
• ISBN: 9781467605359

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.