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Ivanov
Anton Chekhov
Ivanov (Columbus)
by Anton Chekhov
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Readers appreciate the quality of Chekhov's writing in Ivanov, citing it as one of his best plays. Many find it engaging and suitable for performance workshops, highlighting its depth and complexity.
Well-written and engagingChallenging for actorsA must-read for play loversProduction quality issues with printed copies
Synopsis
THE STORY: Often called “the comic Russian Hamlet,” Chekhov’s Nikolai Ivanov is a man constantly at odds with the world around him.
His personal and professional lives collide in unexpected and humorous ways, as he struggles to dig himself out of debt and out of provincial boredom.
The local doctor informs him that his wife is dying and accuses him of worsening her condition with his foul moods, yet Ivanov finds himself drawn to a beautiful young woman who happens to be the daughter of the family to whom he owes an enormous sum of money.
In this fascinating early work by Anton Chekhov, we see the union of humor and pathos that would become his trademark.
This version is in a sparkling translation by Curt Columbus, whose Chekhov translations have been proclaimed by Variety as “savvy, clear, fair-minded, and right-headed.”
Press Reviews
"Punchy text [with] ... many very funny moments and a few extraordinarily moving ones."
— N.Y. Times
"Hare's adaptation is strong in the fresh fluency of the dialogue. It's good to have a real playwright at the helm of a translation, and one who pulls no punches in its delineation of Russian anti Semitism and in the characterizations."
— N.Y. Post
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PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year2011
BindingPaperback
EditionHare
ISBN-139780413710505
ISBN-100413710505
Ivanov (Columbus) is a comedy play written by Anton Chekhov and published by Dramatists Play Service (2011).
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