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Ward No. 6

Bilingual Edition
Pages
116
Published
1893
Language
English

Synopsis

Step into the suffocating confines of a provincial Russian hospital ward in the late 19th century. Dr. Andrei Yefimych Ragin finds himself increasingly disillusioned with his medical practice and the provincial life he leads. His intellectual curiosity leads him to engage in philosophical discussions with his patients, blurring the lines between sanity and madness, and challenging the very nature of societal norms and personal freedom.

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Антон Павлович Чехов

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medic...

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