Sakhalin Island
Sakhalin Island by Anton Chekhov, published by Bloomsbury USA on April 9, 2019, is an annotated edition comprising 528 pages in English. This work presents Chekhov’s detailed impressions from his 1890 journey to the penal colony on Sakhalin Island, undertaken while he was aware of his tuberculosis diagnosis. The book includes translations of his observations during the arduous eleven-week trek across Siberia, along with notes and extracts from his letters to family and friends.
Readers will find a comprehensive account that not only depicts the Tsarist system of penal servitude but also offers insight into Chekhov’s motivations for visiting the colony. The annotations enhance the understanding of his experiences and the broader context of Russian society at the time. This edition serves as both a travel narrative and a critical exploration of language arts and journalism, reflecting Chekhov’s significant impact on literature and social commentary.
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In 1890, the thirty-year-old Chekhov, already knowing that he was ill with tuberculosis, undertook an arduous eleven-week journey from Moscow across Siberia to the penal colony on the island of Sakhalin. Now collected here in one volume are the fully annotated translations of his impressions of his trip through Siberia and the account of his three-month sojourn on Sakhalin Island, together with his notes and extracts from his letters to relatives and associates.
Highly valuable both as a detailed depiction of the Tsarist system of penal servitude and as an insight into Chekhov’s motivations and objectives for visiting the colony and writing the exposé, Sakhalin Island is a haunting work which had a huge impact both on Chekhov’s career and on Russian society.
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