Chekhov
or Tche·khov
An·ton Pa·vlo·vich [an-ton pav-loh-vich; Russian uhn-tawnpuh-vlaw-vyich], /ˈæn tɒn pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ; Russian ʌnˈtɔn pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/, 1860–1904, Russian short-story writer and dramatist.
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How to use Chekhov in a sentence
Cynthia Ozick has called this peerless master of the short story “our Chekhov.”
Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature | Malcolm Jones | October 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe play even makes reference to Chekhov, giving it enough elitist cred for some voters.
Readers familiar with Chekhov, Gogol, Pushkin or Turgenev have already tasted some 19th-century Russian gothic literature.
We all know about Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky, but what about their compatriot, Nikolai Leskov?
The Forgotten Russian: The Genius of Nikolai Leskov | Benjamin Lytal | April 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTChekhov has talked about this, that any designation besides writer (Russian writer, whatever) was a diminishment.
This spelling has been adopted here, rather than Chekhov, since it is more familiar to the public.
Contemporary Russian Novelists | Serge PerskyI came to Yalta for a few days, and one evening I met Chekhov on the quay.
Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov | Maxim GorkyThe ready acceptance of Chekhov has been one of the few successful features of this irresponsible output.
Plays by Chekhov, Second Series | Anton ChekhovIn 1912 they brought out a volume containing four Chekhov plays, translated by Marian Fell.
Plays by Chekhov, Second Series | Anton Chekhov"The High Road," found after thirty years, is a most interesting document to the lover of Chekhov.
Plays by Chekhov, Second Series | Anton Chekhov
British Dictionary definitions for Chekhov
Chekov
/ (ˈtʃɛkɒf, Russian ˈtʃɛxəf) /
Anton Pavlovich (anˈtɔn ˈpavləvitʃ). 1860–1904, Russian dramatist and short-story writer. His plays include The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1900), The Three Sisters (1901), and The Cherry Orchard (1904)
Derived forms of Chekhov
- Chekhovian or Chekovian (tʃɛˈkəʊvɪən), adjective
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