The Party

Written by Anton Chekhov

Narrated by Iva Topolovec

"Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (9 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright
and short story writer best known for his infamous four plays “The Seagull”, “The Cherry Orchard”,
“The Three Sisters” and “Uncle Vanya” which shaped modern theatre as we know it today.
Despite of the fact that he is best known for his work as a playwright, Chekhov is considered to
be one of the greatest writers of the short story form among critics. He completed more than 200
works throughout his lifetime.

Chekhov wrote “The Party” in 1888. The story revolves around a young woman, Olga Mihalovna, who is expecting her first child with her husband, Pyotr Dmitritch. They are throwing a party in celebration of Pyotr Dmitritch’s name-day and, as one could imagine, there are a lot of guests to entertain and dinners to be served.

In need of a moment’s rest away from all the fuss and tiresome conversations, Olga Mihalovna
decides to take a walk in the garden alone. She ends up overhearing a conversation between her husband and a 17-year-old girl during which he pours out his soul to her. Overwhelmed with anger and jealousy, Olga Mihalovna recalls how distant and cold her husband has acted towards her lately, not sharing his thoughts or feelings and being dishonest and deceiving. As the day unfolds, an unfortunate turn of events reminds both of the spouses of what is really important to them."

• Language: English
• Publisher: LILYLA Hörbuch-Editionen
• Release date: Sep 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9783959899901

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov was born in 1860 in Southern Russia and moved to Moscow to study medicine. Whilst at university he sold short stories and sketches to magazines to raise money to support his family. His success and acclaim grew as both a writer of fiction and of plays whilst he continued to practice medicine. Ill health forced him to move from his country estate near Moscow to Yalta where he wrote some of his most famous work, and it was there that he married actress Olga Knipper. He died from tuberculosis in 1904.