Goussiev

Name: Goussiev
Brand: Ascent Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Anton Chekhov
ISBN: 9781469091822

Author: Anton Chekhov

Narrator: Dave Courvoisier

Unabridged: 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 09/01/2014

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

The story is set on a Russian ship which is filled with ill and injured soldiers heading home after a trip to the Far East, as it follows two very different passengers aboard. One is very ill and delirious and can only envision his life on his family's farm, and is also consumed with the concern for the well being of his family. The other is stubborn, rude and in denial of his current illness. The story follows both passengers through their journey and perception of illness and injury leading up to the fatal end.
Anton Chekhov was a Russian dramatist, author and physician. He practiced as a physician throughout his entire literary career. Chekhov began writing for financial reasons but then developed a passion for it as time went on. Many of his writings influenced the development of modern short stories.

About Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian short story writer, playwright, and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short story writers in the history of world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics-The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard-and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics alike. Initially, Chekhov wrote stories solely for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations that have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them. Chekhov published over a hundred short stories, including "The Duel," "In Exile," "On Official Business," "The Bishop," and "The Cobbler and the Devil."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Oziel

Eu me interessei por "Gusev" ao me deparar com uma entrada no diário do poeta Kornei Chukovsky, 1882-1969, que diz o seguinte: "As pessoas afirmam que Tchekhov odiava a vida, que ele era um pessimista, um resmungão. Calúnia! A história mais sombria dele é harmoniosa. Seu mundo é elegante, perfeito,......more

Goodreads review by HR

When it's time, you won't have much time but you will have many wishes, many desires. You won't want to be gone, you will hunt for courage, for time, and you will get none. Death is the rude reality that everyone faces. Even Gusev, a wounded soldier, who doesn't fear death, only fears about his ol......more

Goodreads review by Dasha

узнала про этот рассказ из эссе Вирджинии Вульф Modern fiction: «The conclusions of the Russian mind, thus comprehensive and compassionate, are inevitably, perhaps, of the utmost sadness». много вспоминала Имени такого-то Линор Горалик, которая мне ужасно не понравилась. в обеих книгах корабль в вечн......more

Goodreads review by Tim

The sad truth of this contemplative tale is that millions of people around the world experience the message of "Gusev" every day, breathing their final breaths in apparent meaninglessness, amidst highly-varying degrees of concern from others (be it from family or hospital room mates, who show little......more