Project Gutenberg 2016-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 86 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860 1904 Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Чехов, Антон Павлович Tchekhov, Anton Tshehov, Anton Tchekhoff, Anton Tschechow, Anton Tchekoff, Anton Röhl, Hermann 1851 1923 Rohl, Hermann Röhl, H. (Hermann) Eine langweilige Geschichte: Aus den Aufzeichnungen eines alten Mannes Translation of: Скучная история. E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (http://www.hathitrust.org/digital_library) "Eine langweilige Geschichte: Aus den Aufzeichnungen eines alten Mannes" by Anton Chekhov is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around Nikolai Stepanowitsch, a distinguished yet weary professor in Russia, who reflects on his life, relationships, and the disillusionments that accompany aging, fame, and unfulfilled aspirations. It explores themes of existential despair, self-reflection, and the stark contrast between one's public persona and private struggles. At the start of the story, Chekhov introduces Nikolai Stepanowitsch, detailing his impressive academic reputation and social accolades, juxtaposed with his deteriorating physical health and emotional state. Suffering from insomnia and feelings of disconnection from his family, he grapples with memories of past friendships and the current burdens of daily life. The opening portrays interactions with his concerned wife and the dynamics of his relationships with his daughter and his former ward, Katja, who once aspired to be an actress. As he navigates his interactions and the mundanity of academic life, a sense of melancholy emerges, highlighting his internal conflict and sense of impending mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Russian fiction -- Translations into German PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Russian Interest Browsing: Fiction 200738 200507 2024-09-22T03:56:30.619246 2023-09-22T15:12:59.610750 text/html text/html 198182 2016-07-18T23:29:32 text/html 160051 2016-07-18T23:32:48 text/html application/zip 181631 2024-09-22T03:56:34.159218 application/epub+zip 179888 2024-09-22T03:56:31.283256 application/epub+zip 155988 2024-09-22T03:56:30.941238 application/epub+zip 249390 2024-09-22T03:56:36.625211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230953 2024-09-22T03:56:33.820264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204369 2022-09-23T23:21:30.866525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184912 184731 2024-09-22T03:56:30.194261 2023-09-22T15:12:59.275692 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 184760 2020-06-14T06:45:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 72130 2020-06-14T06:45:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19648 2024-09-22T03:56:36.760224 application/rdf+xml 25567 2024-09-22T03:56:31.024235 image/jpeg 4158 2024-09-22T03:56:30.982252 image/jpeg 161125 2024-09-22T03:56:30.643240 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia