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The Chorus Girl

Author
Anton Chekhov
Series
Short Stories by Anton Chekhov
Language
English
Length
16 pages
ISBN
9781911263098
Published
15 February 2016
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Adoration
  • Summer villa
  • Hot weather
  • Postman
  • Unknown woman
  • Pale and beautiful
  • Missing money
  • Accusations
  • Embezzlement
  • Arrest

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Description

Heat, a villa, a chorus girl named Pasha, and the wife at the door. Chekhov’s Chorus Girl is a few minutes of class, panic, and a bargain struck in jewellery. Two women, one man offstage, and the ugly arithmetic of keeping a life. No sermon — only the scene. Pasha has a patron and a summer; the wife has a name and a scene. What passes between them is not sisterhood. Chekhov lets the jewellery do the talking, and it talks mean. A summer bargain struck while the husband is still out.

Author

Chekhov was a Russian writer who is considered to be one of the greatest dramatists of all time. He wrote several famous plays, including The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters. Chekhov also wrote short stories and essays, and is well-known for his unique style of writing. 17 January] 1860 – 15 July [O.S.

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