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Contribution to “Chekhov’s Letters”
I have written a chapter titled “Burned Letters: Reconstructing the Chekhov-Levitan Friendship” for the newly published Chekhov’s Letters: Biography, Context, Poetics. The editors also asked me to contribute to a section in the book in which the anthology’s authors describe … Continue reading
The Dark Side of Humanity
This year I’m once again collaborating with Seattle’s Seagull Project Ensemble by curating a performance titled “The Dark Side of Humanity” as part of their Great Soul of Russia reading series that takes place at ACT Theatre in downtown Seattle … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Chekhov, Ivan Bunin, Seagull Project, Vsevolod Garshin
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Sweet Lika
While researching Antosha & Levitasha, I read the letters of Anton Chekhov and Lika Mizinova. I was primarily interested in their relationship with Levitan and in how the three of them played off each other to heighten a romantic rivalry … Continue reading
Slavic & East European Journal (Summer 2016)
Through meticulous scholarship and fine writerly craft, Gregory offers a riveting story of two creative geniuses at work. . . . In addition to this vivid picture of Chekhov’s and Levitan’s potent personal and professional relationship, Gregory’s readers will gain … Continue reading
Slavonic & East European Review (October 2016)
“There is rich material in this study. Gregory was right to unpick this relationship. From the point of view of Chekhov studies, Levitan is too often neglected. From the point of view of Levitan studies, this is an artist whose … Continue reading
The Russian Review (October 2016)
“This meticulously researched and readable book is a chronological account of the contacts, friendship, common pursuits, rivalries, and professional work of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan—two pivotal figures in Russian literature and art. Their work marked the end of positivism … Continue reading
Alison Anderson’s “The Summer Guest”
Alison Anderson’s novel The Summer Guest is an elegy and a delicate mystery, in which Anton Chekhov appears as a muse and an elusive friend. Katya Kendall, a Russian émigré who runs a failing small press in London, hires Ana … Continue reading
On Sale at London’s National Portrait Gallery Bookshop
Copies of Antosha & Levitasha are available at the National Portrait Gallery Bookshop in London in conjunction with the gallery’s exhibition Russia and the Arts: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky (March 17 to June 26, 2016). The exhibition includes … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Chekhov, Isaac Levitan, National Portrait Gallery, Osip Braz, Pavel Tretyakov
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In the Stacks
As of September 2016, Antosha & Levitasha can be found in over one hundred college and university libraries throughout the U.S. To find the library closest to you, go to WorldCat and type in your zip code: WorldCat Search
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