Grasshopper, Anton Chekhov
Grasshopper, Anton Chekhov
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Grasshopper

Author: Anton Chekhov

Narrator: Dave Courvoisier

Unabridged: 1 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 06/18/2013

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Olga Ivanovna, a beautiful young woman floating around in a famous and fabulous social circle, falls in love with a simple man who does not belong to the same social group, Osip Dymov. Dymov worked at the same hospital as her father. When her father fell ill, Dymov was captivated by Olga's dedication to her father, and she soon returned the romantic notions. As they settled into married life, Olga continued to frequent with her artistic friends, visiting them everyday and continuing to live a fun. exciting life. Dymov continued living his routine, science-oriented life. Olga's love of Dymov is challenged by Ryabovsky, one of the young men of her artistic circle, with whom she was on an artists tour away from home. Olga and Ryabovsky enter into a love affair, while Dymov is at home, working constantly and sending Olga money for her voyage. As the affair falls apart and another tragedy comes to the forefront, Olga must come to terms with her decisions and realize what was in front of her all along.
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian writer and playwright, considered by many to be one of the best writers of short stories in the history of literature. Chekhov was also a successful physician, but writing was his true passion. He was quoted as saying "Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress."

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 Lourdes on July 14, 2024

Me recordó a la Bovary de Flaubert y a la Dama de las Camelias de Dumas. La vida ordinaria, la sencillez, la simpleza... No siempre son superfluas. La grandiosidad no siempre se encuentra en la fama y las extravagancias. Es un cuento muy relevante en el mundo de hoy. En la era de la pseudo influenci......more

Goodreads review by HR on August 10, 2021

Reading Chekhov is always awesome......more

Goodreads review by Craig on August 08, 2024

A tale as old as time.......more

Goodreads review by Perla ✨ on January 10, 2024

"Yo no los comprendo, pero no comprender no significa rechazar." "El pasado era trivial y aburrido, el futuro no tenía importancia, mientras que esta divina noche, única en la vida, iba a terminar pronto, diluyéndose en la eternidad. ¿Para qué vivir entonces?" Relato corto que narra la historia de Olg......more