Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов, ?Listen?Help·Message, January 29, 1860 - July 15, 1904), Russian A world-class master of short stories, his plays also had a great influence on 20th century drama.

He adhered to the tradition of realism, focused on describing the daily life of the Russian people, and created small characters with typical personalities, thereby faithfully reflecting the current situation of Russian society at that time. The three major characteristics of his works are the ridicule of ugly phenomena, the deep sympathy for the poor people, and the humor and artistry of the works.

Representative works of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: "The Man in the Trap", "Death of a Civil Servant", "Chameleon", "Steppe", "Vanka" and "The Cherry Orchard"

In March 1880, he published the short story "A Letter to a Learned Neighbor" in the magazine "Dragonfly" (?Стрекоза?). This was both his debut and his famous work.

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In 1886, he published "The Wives", "The Happy People", "In the Villa", "The Romantic Story of the Cello", "One Piece" Short stories such as "Artwork" and "Rook", as well as a series of short stories such as "Anguish" (?Тоска?), "Vanka" (?Ванька?), "Diners" and "The Principal".

The "Anguish" and "Wanka" in it are an ideological and artistic leap in his early creation. He no longer writes humorous stories in them. Then, he published a collection of short stories "Motley's Stories", which included the famous "Anguish" and "Wanka", especially the former, which tells the story of an old coachman who lost his son. He had no choice but to confide his sorrows to his horse. This work has simple language and sincere emotions, and was later unanimously praised by many famous writers. New Zealand short story writer Katherine Mansfield even once said, "Even if all short stories in France were destroyed by fire, I would not feel pity as long as "Mour" survives.

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