# A Life in Letters

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- Book: [A Life in Letters](https://www.bookquiver.com/anton-chekhov/a-life-in-letters) ([A Life in Letters.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/anton-chekhov/a-life-in-letters.md))
- Authors: [Anton Tchekhov](https://www.bookquiver.com/anton-chekhov)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4044-922-8
- Pages: 624
- Published: 2004-06-24
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

From the teenager in provincial Russia in 1875 to his premature death in Germany in 1904, Chekhov wrote over 4,500 letters to a range of correspondents, including family and friends, his publisher and fellow writers - not to mention actresses. These letters tell the story of Chekhov's life as a man and a writer and he emerges from them as a tough, generous, life-enhancing, and enigmatic character.