This version of Chekhov's study of the tedium and frustration of petit-bourgeois family life in turn-of-the-century provincial Russia was first staged in Dublin in Spring 1990. Its translator is the author of the award-winning "Observe The Sons Of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme".
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From the Back Cover:
The play focuses on the lives of three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, young women of the Russian gentry who try to fill their days in order to construct a life that feels meaningful while surrounded by an array of military men, servants, husbands, suitors, and lovers, all of whom constitute a distractions from the passage of time and from the sisters' desire to return to their beloved Moscow.
About the Author:
Anton Chekhov was a famous Russian author and playwright. His books and plays are widely read and performed.
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0571161715
- ISBN 13 9780571161713
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages73
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