A Chekhov Circus

A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov

Tag: Drinking

No. 20 – Art

Like “The Fish,” “Too Early,” and several other Chekhov stories, “Art” is a tale featuring comically oafish workingmen, but in this case, the main character, a peasant named Seryozkha, has a special talent. Seryozkha is a ragged, mangy mutt of a man, with tufts of wool hanging from his shaggy sheepskin. Not only that, he…

October 17, 2022
No. 88 – Talent

A lazy artist summering in the countryside seduces a young woman who wants to escape to the big city.

October 17, 2022
No. 159 – A Problem

After a young man bounces a check, a family debates whether to bail him out.

October 13, 2022
No. 140 – Gone Astray

Two men drink too much and get lost stumbling home.

October 8, 2022
No. 143 – The Orator

A voluble young writer agrees to eulogize a man he barely knew.

October 8, 2022
No. 75 – A Father

A drunken father receives far better treatment from his diligent son than he deserves.

October 8, 2022
No. 112 – An Inadvertence

Normally a sober man, Strizhin has a bit too much to drink at a party and then imbibes from the wrong bottle when he gets home.

October 8, 2022
No. 114 – The Marshal’s Widow

The guests at a memorial service must sneak out for quick sips of vodka because the widow has banned drinking in her house.

October 8, 2022
No. 174 – Drunk

A drunken bully bullies everyone around him, drunkenly.

October 8, 2022
No. 165 – A Happy Man

Having had one drink too many, a newlywed husband can’t find his way back to his train compartment where his wife is waiting for him.

October 7, 2022