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01891aam a2200325Ii 4500 001 50554606A2C711ED850ED7DB26ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230202010041 008 221212s2022 nyua b 001 0beng d 010 $a bl2022037044 020 $a 1639362649 020 $a 9781639362646 040 $d SILO 050 14 $a PG3458 $b .B53 2022 082 04 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20221118 100 1 $a Blaisdell, Robert, $e author. 245 10 $a Chekhov becomes Chekhov : $b the emergence of a literary genius, 1886-1887 / $c Bob Blaisdell. 250 $a First Pegasus Books cloth edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Pegasus Books, $c 2022. 300 $a xx, 444 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In 1886, a twenty-six-year-old Anton Chekhov was publishing short stories, humor pieces, and articles at an astonishing rate, and was still a practicing physician. Yet as he honed his craft and continued to draw inspiration from the vivid characters in his own life, he found himself--to his surprise and occasional embarrassment--admired by a growing legion of fans, including Tolstoy himself. He had not yet succumbed to the ravages of tuberculosis. He was a lively, frank, and funny correspondent and a dedicated mentor. And as Bob Blaisdell discovers, his vivid articles, stories, and plays from this period--when read in conjunction with his correspondence--become a psychological and emotional secret diary"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, $d 1860-1904. 650 0 $a Authors, Russian $y 19th century $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft. 941 $a 3 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20230802013820.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230502010525.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230202010321.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=50554606A2C711ED850ED7DB26ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search