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Ward Number Six and Other Stories

Ward Number Six and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Ronald Hingley

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Writing towards the close of the nineteenth century, Chekhov - himself a country doctor - recorded in his fiction the symptoms of a diseased society. The seven stories collected here are a bleakly savage indictment of a society paralysed by spiritual malaise, and morbidly conscious of evils which can neither be killed nor cured. This volume also contains an Introduction by Ronald Hingley.

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Ward No. 6 and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

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I ♡ thrift store books I've never heard of n having a 100 yr old story make me think. Chekhov is a fascinating person in his own right. This story shows 2 POV'S of both lower n higher class of people. It exlemplies how a higher class thinking person can find wisdom only he can see in a mentally unstable guy. Asking the age old question how close is insanity to genius? Truly a must read for anyone interested in psychological and philosophy.

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Ward Number Six and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Ronald Hingley

Ward six specifically is about life in an asylum. It was also made into films. #insaneinthebrain #90sinJuly

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Cinfhen Sounds brutal 😞 7y

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Ward No. 6 and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

"The fallen angel betrayed God probably because he longed for solitude, of which the angels know nothing."

Ward No. 6, Anton Chekhov

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Ward Number Six and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Ronald Hingley

Meh

so-so

I'm not a huge short story fan, but these were good.