Reviews

Chekhov's Doctors: A Collection of Chekhov's Medical Tales (Literature & Medicine 5) by Robert Coles, Anton Chekhov, Jack Coulehan

ejsidney's review against another edition

4.0

I bought this book over a decade ago when I heard about it on NPR. I finally read it. It was very interesting. It was great to read about the medical profession at a different time and culture. I would recommend it. I didn't give it a 5 because it was awfully depressing at times and I had to take my time reading it.

cynthiak's review against another edition

5.0

First time I read Chekhov in English and did not like the musicality of the translated text. So I've left Ward 6 out because I'll be reading it in French. But Chekhov is a master in describing the human soul.

Intrigues (1883)
Malingerers (1885)
Excellent people (1886)
Anyuta (1886)
The doctor (1886)
Darkness (1887)
Enemies (1887)
The examining magistrate (1887)
An awkward business (1888)
The princess (1889)
A nervous breakdown (1889)
Ward no. 6 (1892)
The grasshopper (1892)
The head gardener's story (1894)
Ionitch (1898)
A doctor's visit (1898).