Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
playwright
short story writer doctor |
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:Moscow_Art_Theatre
gptkb:Chekhov's_Gun gptkb:Chekhov_International_Theatre_Festival |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Pushkin_Prize
Order of Saint Anna Order of Saint Stanislaus |
| gptkbp:born |
January 29, 1860
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Maria_Chekhova
gptkb:Alexandra_Chekhova |
| gptkbp:died |
July 15, 1904
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
humor
realism character development tragicomedy subtext |
| gptkbp:genre |
drama
comedy fiction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Anton Chekhov
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkb:Tennessee_Williams Vladimir Nabokov |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Gustav_Flaubert
gptkb:Ivan_Turgenev Leo Tolstoy |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Russian
|
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
“The role of the artist is to ask questions, not to answer them.”
“Any idiot can face a crisis; it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out.” “Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress.” “If you want to work on your art, work on your life.” “You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.” |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Cherry Orchard
The Seagull Three Sisters Uncle Vanya |
| gptkbp:occupation |
playwright
writer physician |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Taganrog,_Russia
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:restingPlace |
gptkb:Novodevichy_Cemetery
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Olga_Knipper
|