![]() ![]() Complications arise in the form of Zinaida Fyodorovna, a married woman who is Orlov’s lover. However, from this simple premise, things develop very differently to the way Stepan had planned. The latter is an important minister and Stepan is a revolutionary of sorts, determined to assassinate him. He has taken employment as a manservant with a gentleman called Orlov, though his real reason is to try to get access to Orlov’s father. The novella is narrated by the Nobody, known to us initially as Stepan. ![]() However, it seems he has done some of these longer works and this came with good reviews for both the stories and Hugh Aplin’s excellent translation, so what more could I ask? I must admit it surprised me a bit to find that Chekhov had written these longer pieces, because I always associated him with either plays or shorter short stories. ![]() And we sail along with Russian Season, this time a slim novella by Chekhov! “The Story of a Nobody” is a little Hesperus Book I have and it’s translated by Hugh Aplin. ![]()
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