Three Years
Anton Chekhov
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Laptev, the rich but unattractive scion of a merchant, renounces his independent-minded, intelligent, devoted, but equally unattractive mistress Polina in order to marry the beautiful young gold-digger Yulia. Their life together quickly deteriorates into a loveless agony, Laptev seeking some sort of meaning in his life while Yulia whiles away her youth with the sparkling young Moscow social scene. The compelling question of the story is whether or not Laptev and Yulia can redeem something of lasting value from what seems to be a hopelessly empty relationship. Here Chekhov again explores the subtle dilemmas of modern conventional marriage and its effects, both positive and negative, on the hapless humans caught up in it. (summary by Expatriate) (3 hr 27 min)
Chapters
Chapter 01 | 26:09 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 02 | 9:20 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 03 | 9:20 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 04 | 14:56 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 05 | 14:48 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 06 | 7:36 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 07 | 15:14 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 08 | 6:59 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 09 | 11:06 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 10 | 17:10 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 11 | 9:58 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 12 | 6:58 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 13 | 12:00 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 14 | 11:54 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 15 | 13:56 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 16 | 8:18 | Read by Expatriate |
Chapter 17 | 11:40 | Read by Expatriate |