Memories of Chekhov: a new biography of the world’s best short story writer
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Peter Sekirin, Ph.D. (Literature), is the author of “The Dostoevsky Archive,” a biography of the great novelist dedicated to his search for God; and the English translator for Leo Tolstoy’s several major works.
“Divine and Human”
“Calendar of Wisdom”
“Wise Thoughts on God and Love”
Peter has written numerous articles for Linguistics and History of Literature.
Peter Sekirin, the editor and translator has five books published, among them similar biographies of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
A bed-side companion. — The Washington Post
Quiet ‘War and Peace.’ — Harper’s
Truly affecting. — Salon
A first-rate work of scholarship. — Library Journal
Amusingly macabre …
For readers with sharp intelligence. — New York Sun
Chekhov’s love affairs – newly revealed in this biography – included over two dozen actresses and novelists like Tatiana Tolstoy, encounters at every social level from the Moscow red light district to a widowed millionairess, and even women he met in his travels.
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