Anton Chekhov Seminar: Sakhalin Island Part 1 Chapters 1-10

Please join us for a 3 part discussion of Anton Chekhov's nonfiction book Sakhalin Island. Please read Chapters 1-10 for this Meetup.

Sakhalin Island (Russian: Остров Сахалин) is a book by Anton Chekhov written and serialized in 1891–1893, which then appeared as a separate book in 1895. It consists of "travel notes" written after Chekhov's trip to the island of Sakhalin in summer and autumn of 1890. The book is based on the writer's personal travel experience, as well as on extensive statistical data collected by him. The English translation came out in 1967 under the title The Island: A Journey to Sakhalin.

According to Akhil Sharma, "The reason “Sakhalin Island” is the greatest work of journalism from the nineteenth century is that, unlike other major journalistic works from that period (for example, journalism from the Crimean War), the book has not aged. [...] Chekhov’s articles are mostly about closely observed humanity."

Amazon Purchase Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Sakhalin-Island-Anton-Chekhov/dp/1847497861