Platonov
by Anton Chekhov, translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
Synopsis
A complete unabridged translation of Chekhov's early play, discovered years after his death.
PLATONOV (also known as FATHERLESSNESS and A PLAY WITHOUT A TITLE) is the name in English given to an early, untitled play in four acts written by Anton Chekhov in 1878.
It was the first large-scale drama by Chekhov, written specifically for Maria Yermolova, rising star of Maly Theatre.
Yermolova rejected the play and it was not published until 1923.
This new version is a collaboration between Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonksy, prize-winning translators of Russian literature, and Tony Award–winner Richard Nelson.
Publication
Platonov is a play written by Anton Chekhov, translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky and published by Broadway Play Publishing (2024).
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