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Synopsis. Nikolai Stepanovich, a luminary in the world of medical science, tormented by insomnia and bouts of devastating weakness, lives in a kind of darkening haze.
The narrator, a famous and respected physician, recounts his regrets and disappointments as he nears death. He reflects on his estrangement from his family, his step-daughter, and his former lover, and the meaning of his life.
Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir. Anton Chekhov (born January 29 [January 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia—died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Germany) was a Russian playwright and master of the modern short story.
26 de feb. de 2006 · The Wife, and Other Stories. Contents. The wife -- Difficult people -- The grasshopper -- A dreary story -- The privy councillor -- The man in a case -- Gooseberries -- About love -- The lottery ticket. Credits. Produced by James Rusk and David Widger. Language.
A humorous and satirical story about a retired professor who suffers from insomnia, tic douloureux, and a lack of creativity. He writes a letter to his friend, complaining about his miserable life and his inability to sleep.
A DREARY STORY. From the Notebook of an Old Man. by Anton Chekhov. I. THERE is in Russia an emeritus Professor Nikolay Stepanovitch, a chevalier and privy councillor; he has so many Russian and foreign decorations that when he has occasion to put them on the students nickname him "The Ikonstand."
22 de feb. de 2001 · Dramas, such as The Seagull (1896, revised 1898), and including "A Dreary Story" (1889) of Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, also Chekov, concern the inability of humans to communicate. Born (Антон Павлович Чехов) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer.
