Chekhov: The Essential Plays: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters & the Cherry Orchard

Because Chekhov s plays convey the universally recognizable, sometimes comic, sometimes dramatic, frustrations of decent people trying to make sense of their lives, they remain as fresh and vigorous as when they were written a century ago. Gathered here in superb new renderings by one of the most highly regarded translators of our time versions that have been staged throughout the United States, Canada, and Great Britain are Chekhov s four essential masterpieces for the theater."

Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 08/19/2003
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.26w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780375761348
ISBN10: 0375761349
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | Russian & Soviet
- Literary Criticism | Russian & Soviet
- Performing Arts | Theater | General

About the Author
Michael Henry Heim is professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. His previous translations include Anton Chekhov's Life and Thought: Selected Letters and Commentary (with Simon Karlinsky); The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera; and My Century, by Günter Grass. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.