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THE STORY OF A NOBODY

THE STORY OF A NOBODY

ANTON CHEKHOV

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ALMA CLASSICS
Year of publication:
2022
ISBN:
978-1-84749-861-8
Pages:
101
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A secret terrorist group infiltrates the household of a government official's son, with a view to spying on the father and, ultimately, assassinating him. But the young man entrusted with the task - an ailing, world-weary "nobody" - seized with the purposelessness of life and a sense of his own impending death, gradually becomes disillusioned with his mission, and decides to embark on a new path which will lead him to tragedy. Combining psychological detail with a strong sense of place and time, The Story of a Nobody bears all the hallmarks of Chekhov's genius, and perfectly captures the political and social tensions of its day.

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