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1) Uncle Vanya
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vi, 114 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"A refreshingly intimate and modern spin on a Chekhovian classic." --
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xvii, 490 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"Anton Chekhov's plays and stories have become familiar classics in translation, but his remarkable correspondence has been more or less unknown to American readers. Yet the letters show Chekhov intimately as man and artist, and offer a revealing glimpse of Russian life in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. From the various Russian editions of the voluminous Chekhov correspondence, Avrahm Yarmolinsky has chosen more than five hundred letters...
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112 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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In this, his third adaptation of a Chekhov play, Pulitzer Prize- winning author David Mamet offers a contemporary, highly accessible version of Chekhov' s The Three Sisters. Working from a literal translation by Vlada Chernomordik, Mamet has rediscovered the characteristically modern chords in this powerful play and breathes new life into a timeless classic. This is Chekhov rendered in direct, colloquial language marked by Mamet' s finely tuned ear...
13) Days and nights
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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Movie star Elizabeth takes her paramour Peter to her lakeside estate to visit her family during Memorial Day weekend. There they meet up with Elizabeth's ailing brother, her artist son, the family doctor, the estate's custodian, its careless caretaker, their temperamental daughter, and her long suffering ornithologist husband who's the keeper of the sacred land where a bald eagle is trying to raise its young.
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385 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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To keep herself occupied after recently losing her sight, Zinaida begins a diary in the summer of 1888. When a family rents a guesthouse on her family's estate, Zinaida meets and befriends Anton, the middle son, who is a doctor and a writer. As the summer progresses, Zinaida's diary becomes an intimate, introspective narrative of her singular relationship with Anton. More than a century later, Katya Kendall discovers Zinaida's diary, and in a last...
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218 pages ; 17 cm
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English
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"Without doubt one of the greatest observers of human nature in all its messy complexity, Chekhov's short stories are exquisite masterpieces in miniature. His work ranged from the light-hearted comic tales of his early years to some of the most achingly profound stories ever composed, and this variety of tone and temper is collected in this essential new collection. Chekhov wrote stories throughout his writing career, and this selection has been chosen...
18) Winter sleep
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1 videodisc (196 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Türkçe
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"Set in the picturesque and beautiful Cappadocia region in central Turkey, the film follows retired actor Aydin (Haluk Bilginer), who has inherited a small hotel. He is ensconced with his recently divorced sister (Demet Akbag), his much younger (and growingly discontented) wife (Melisa Sözen), and a host of guests. A seemingly trivial incident sets in motion a clash of personalities that puts the group at odds, and makes them reflect on the path...
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