The Duel
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| Genre: | Drama |
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| Language : | English |
| Published: | October 14, 2003 |
| Edition: | 23rd |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780812970081 |
| ISBN10: | 081297008X |
| Pages: | 128 |
| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.29 inches |
| Weight: | 141.75 g |
About the Book
First published in 1891, this morality tale pits a scientist, a government worker, his mistress, a deacon, and a physician against one another in a verbal battle of wits and ethics that explodes into a violent contest: the duel. When Laevsky, a lazy youth who works for the government, tires of his dependent mistress, Nadyezhda Fyodorovna, Von Koren, the scientist, delivers a scathing critique of Loevsky’s egotism, forcing the young man to examine his soul. The Duel is a tale of human weakness, the possibility of forgiveness, and a man’s ultimate ability to change his ways. It is classic Chekhov, revealing the multifaceted essence of human nature.