About Love (Gift Edition)
The work is constructed as a recollection of landowner Alyokhin, who narrates the story of his unfulfilled love for Anna Alexeyevna — the wife... of his friend. Their feelings arise gradually, quietly, and deeply, but both understand the impossibility of open confession: duty, social conventions, and the fear of causing pain to others hold them back from decisive actions.
Years pass in silent mutual attraction, filled with hidden tenderness and internal struggle. Only the separation becomes the moment of realization of how much has been missed.
The story reveals the theme of love as a complex, contradictory feeling that does not always bring happiness. Chekhov shows the tragedy of unspoken words and emphasizes that sometimes people sacrifice personal happiness for moral principles and social norms.
Author: Антон Чехов
Printhouse: Eksmo
Series: Magistral. Collection
Age restrictions: 16+
Year of publication: 2026
ISBN: 9785042298851
Number of pages: 448
Size: 218х146х21 mm
Cover type: hard
Weight: 498 g
ID: 1732014
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