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    A Study Guide for Anton Chekhov's "The Gooseberries"
    A Study Guide for Anton Chekhov's "The Gooseberries"
    A Study Guide for Anton Chekhov's "The Gooseberries"
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    A Study Guide for Anton Chekhov's "The Gooseberries"

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    A Study Guide for Anton Chekhov's "The Gooseberries," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJul 6, 2016
    ISBN9781535837002
    A Study Guide for Anton Chekhov's "The Gooseberries"

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      A Study Guide for Anton Chekhov's "The Gooseberries" - Gale

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      Gooseberries

      Anton Chekhov

      1898

      Introduction

      Anton Chekhov is recognized as one of the great short-story writers of all time. His experimentation with the form led to innovations in theme and structure that have influenced generations of writers. The theme of isolation, a common one among Chekhov’s works, is found in Gooseberries, as is the use of an unusual structure.

      In 1898 Chekhov published three stories that are generally considered a trilogy because of their similarities of form. The three stories are The Man in a Shell, About Love, and Gooseberries. Each story concerns a person who seeks to avoid contact with the world. Each story includes the same characters, and in each story one of them is telling a story about someone else. The complexity of this trilogy is typical of Chekhov’s writing during the last years of his

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