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Synopsis. Nikolai Stepanovich, a luminary in the world of medical science, tormented by insomnia and bouts of devastating weakness, lives in a kind of darkening haze.
The narrator, a famous and respected physician, recounts his regrets and disappointments as he nears death. He reflects on his estrangement from his family, his step-daughter, and his former lover, and the meaning of his life.
Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir. Anton Chekhov (born January 29 [January 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia—died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Germany) was a Russian playwright and master of the modern short story.
A DREARY STORY. From the Notebook of an Old Man. by Anton Chekhov. I. THERE is in Russia an emeritus Professor Nikolay Stepanovitch, a chevalier and privy councillor; he has so many Russian and foreign decorations that when he has occasion to put them on the students nickname him "The Ikonstand." His acquaintances are of the most aristocratic ...
Feb 26, 2006 · The Wife, and Other Stories. Contents. The wife -- Difficult people -- The grasshopper -- A dreary story -- The privy councillor -- The man in a case -- Gooseberries -- About love -- The lottery ticket. Credits. Produced by James Rusk and David Widger. Language.
- Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
- Produced by James Rusk and David Widger
- 1918
- The Wife, and Other Stories
“A Dreary Story” Professor Nikolai Stepanovich can see the death creeping every closer and is overcome with fear and regret. This emotional paralysis furthermore disallows him to connect with his daughter and stepdaughter at the time that all three need it the most.
Feb 22, 2001 · Read 7 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. A short story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), originally published in 1889.
