"Read Chekhov, read the stories straight through. Admit that you understand nothing of life, nothing of what you see. Then go out and look at the world."
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Francine Prose "Learning from Chekhov," in Writers on Writing, ed. Robert Pack and Jay Parini (1991), 231.
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Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (ŠŠ½ŃŠ¾ĢŠ½ ŠŠ°ĢŠ²Š»Š¾Š²ŠøŃ Š§ŠµĢŃ Š¾Š²) (29 January 1860 ā 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 ā 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.
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