Das Drama - Lustige Erzählungen

Geschrieben von Anton Chekhov

Erzählt von Verena von Kerssenbrock

Anton Tschechow war ein sehr fruchtbarer Autor, der neben zahlreichen Theaterstücken auch viele kurze und längere Erzählungen veröffentlichte. Die Zusammenstellung auf dieser CD berücksichtigt humorvolle Geschichten hauptsächlich aus seiner Frühzeit: „Die Simulanten“, „Der Kater“, „Ja, das Publikum“, „Eine problematische Natur“, „Das Kunstwerk“, „Ein Chamäleon“, „Das Drama“. Tschechow war Arzt, und auch als Schriftsteller stellt er Diagnosen, bleibt objektiv, zeigt Situationen auf, bewertet sie aber nicht. So stellt er die Distanz her, durch welche die Absurdität mancher Situationen erst richtig zur Geltung kommt.
Anton Chekhov was a very prolific author, who wrote numerous plays, and quite a few stories. This compilation includes humorous stories from his earlier creative period: “Die Simulanten” (Malingerers), “Ja, das Publikum” (Oh! The Public), “Eine problematische Natur” (An Enigmatic Nature), “Das Kunstwerk” (A Work of Art), “Ein Chamäleon” (A Chameleon). Chekhov was not only an author but also a physician which manifests in the diagnostic, objective style of his writing, adding further to the humor of these short stories.

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Naxos Hörbücher
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21. Mai 2001
• ISBN: 9783898169240

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian doctor, short-story writer, and playwright. Born in the port city of Taganrog, Chekhov was the third child of Pavel, a grocer and devout Christian, and Yevgeniya, a natural storyteller. His father, a violent and arrogant man, abused his wife and children and would serve as the inspiration for many of the writer’s most tyrannical and hypocritical characters. Chekhov studied at the Greek School in Taganrog, where he learned Ancient Greek. In 1876, his father’s debts forced the family to relocate to Moscow, where they lived in poverty while Anton remained in Taganrog to settle their finances and finish his studies. During this time, he worked odd jobs while reading extensively and composing his first written works. He joined his family in Moscow in 1879, pursuing a medical degree while writing short stories for entertainment and to support his parents and siblings. In 1876, after finishing his degree and contracting tuberculosis, he began writing for St. Petersburg’s Novoye Vremya, a popular paper which helped him to launch his literary career and gain financial independence. A friend and colleague of Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, and Ivan Bunin, Chekhov is remembered today for his skillful observations of everyday Russian life, his deeply psychological character studies, and his mastery of language and the rhythms of conversation.