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Synopsis. Nikolai Stepanovich, a luminary in the world of medical science, tormented by insomnia and bouts of devastating weakness, lives in a kind of darkening haze.
- Скучная история
- Anton Chekhov
- November 1889
- Adolf Marks, 1900
A Dreary Story. work by Chekhov. Learn about this topic in these articles: discussed in biography. In Anton Chekhov: Literary maturity. …notable of which was “A Dreary Story” (1889), a penetrating study into the mind of an elderly and dying professor of medicine.
by Anton Chekhov. "A Dreary Story" (aka "A Boring Story") is one of Chekhov's enduring works. A long short story or short novella, it is narrated by a dying professor of medicine charting his own decline. The professor has ascended to a high station of honor and fame, but the accolades provide little comfort during the final stages of his life.
26 de feb. de 2006 · The Wife, and Other Stories. Contents. The wife -- Difficult people -- The grasshopper -- A dreary story -- The privy councillor -- The man in a case -- Gooseberries -- About love -- The lottery ticket. Credits. Produced by James Rusk and David Widger. Language.
- Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
- Produced by James Rusk and David Widger
- 1918
- The Wife, and Other Stories
A DREARY STORY. From the Notebook of an Old Man. by Anton Chekhov. I. THERE is in Russia an emeritus Professor Nikolay Stepanovitch, a chevalier and privy councillor; he has so many Russian and foreign decorations that when he has occasion to put them on the students nickname him "The Ikonstand."
“A Dreary Story” Professor Nikolai Stepanovich can see the death creeping every closer and is overcome with fear and regret. This emotional paralysis furthermore disallows him to connect with his daughter and stepdaughter at the time that all three need it the most.
Anton Chekhov. 3.79. 1,591 ratings273 reviews. The narrator, Nikolai Stepanych, tells his own story. He begins by explaining that his own name is very popular and respected. He is a famous professor of medicine and a councillor He describes himself as very old and feeble. He is wrinkled and frail.
