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    A Defenceless Creature (Translated)

    By Anton Chekhov and Constance Garnett

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    "A Defenceless Creature" portrays Kistunov, a bank manager, facing a persistent petitioner, Madame Shtchukin. Despite his gout and exhaustion, Kistunov tries to explain the difference between her husband's military service and the bank's responsibilities. Madame Shtchukin's relentless pleas frustrate Kistunov and his staff. Eventually, Kistunov gives her money just to make her leave. The story highlights bureaucratic absurdities, power dynamics, and the lengths people go to be heard.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInteractive Media
    Release dateOct 29, 2018
    ISBN9781787249479
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    A Defenceless Creature (Translated)
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    Anton Chekhov

    Anton Chekhov was born in 1860 in Southern Russia and moved to Moscow to study medicine. Whilst at university he sold short stories and sketches to magazines to raise money to support his family. His success and acclaim grew as both a writer of fiction and of plays whilst he continued to practice medicine. Ill health forced him to move from his country estate near Moscow to Yalta where he wrote some of his most famous work, and it was there that he married actress Olga Knipper. He died from tuberculosis in 1904.

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