The Fugitive: Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1860–1904 - a Russian writer and playwright, known all over the world. The future writer was born in Taganrog in a merchant family and helped his father in his shop from a young age. In 1884, A.P.... Chekhov graduated from the medical faculty of Moscow University and began practicing medicine. He started writing during his student years - in 1880, his story and humorous piece were published in the magazine Strekoza. Since then, he constantly wrote short humorous stories under various pseudonyms, the most popular of which was Anton Chekhonte. In 1890, A.P. Chekhov went to Sakhalin, considered an island of imperial hard labor and exile, to study the history and life of convicts. In 1896, the writer completed his first play Uncle Vanya, which caused a revolution in the dramaturgy of that time. Over the course of 25 years of creativity, A.P. Chekhov created more than 300 different works, many of which became classics of world literature. In A.P. Chekhov's stories, something significant almost never happens. The author pays special attention to details, dialogue, the description of the characters' daily lives, and through these detailed descriptions, he shows us the inner world of the heroes, reflecting on their fates. At the same time, the writer never imposes his point of view on the readers. Beloloby 1895 - the only story by A.P. Chekhov written specifically for children. The main characters of this story are animals, and all events are seen through the eyes of the she-wolf or Beloloby. With the help of this technique, the author reveals the psychology of animals. The poetic mastery of the writer makes animals no less rational and human than people. For younger school age. The text of the works is presented without abbreviations.