Swansong

Swansong

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine
Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts

A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

This translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine is published in the collection Chekhov: Shorts.

Also by Anton Chekhov:

The Cherry Orchard
The Seagull
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
Chekhov's Three Sisters and Woolf's Orlando
Uncle Vanya
Seagull
Three Sisters
On the Evils of Tobacco
The Proposal
Ivanov
Uncle Vanya
Chekhov: Shorts
The Seagull
Uncle Vanya
The Wedding
The Cherry Orchard
Ivanov
The Bear
Chekhov on Theatre
The Seagull
A Tragic Figure
The Cherry Orchard
Chekhov: Four Plays
Three Sisters

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Also by Stephen Mulrine:

Children of the Sun
Three Sisters
Ibsen: Three Plays
The Marriage of Figaro
The Seagull
Six Characters in Search of an Author
An Enemy of the People
Ivanov
The Misanthrope
Cinzano & Smirnova's Birthday
Uncle Vanya
The Dance of Death
The Cherry Orchard
Chekhov on Theatre
The Government Inspector
The Servant of Two Masters
The Wild Duck
Chekhov: Four Plays
The Wedding
Chekhov: Shorts
Summerfolk
On the Evils of Tobacco
The Bear
Ghosts
The Proposal
A Tragic Figure
The Game Of Love And Chance
John Gabriel Borkman

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