Anton Chekhov was born on 29 January 1860. In addition to being quite the looker…
Anton Chekhov, 1889
…he ranks as one of my favourite writers.
QUOTE: “There is nothing new in art except talent.”
SOME WORKS: The Bear; The Seagull; Uncle Vanya; Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard; The Death of a Government Clerk; The Huntsman; At the Mill; Easter Eve; Grisha; The Bet; The Darling; The Bishop.
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Oh, yes it is!
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Hahaha, he is a sexy beast! 😉
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Totally! He is one of my favourite writers for legitimate reasons, but he was definitely easy on the eyes! 🙂
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Hey, check out Chekhov. All you handsome men, bump down one seat and make room for Anton. Except you, Rupert Everett. You can stay right where you are.
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Haha, this cracked me up. Rupert is more than welcome to stay put.
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Ha ha – I’ve never heard Anton Chekov being described in this manner. He really did have amazing hair.
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He was a hottie! One of my acting teachers back when I was a teenager was a student of a student of Stanislavski. That is when I was introduced to Chekhov’s work (because of his close association with K.S.). I fell in love with his writing. He’s not too shabby looking, either. 🙂
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Ha Ha nice! He’s blushing in his grave :p
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I kind of hope so, actually.
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HA HA!
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A hottie with brains!
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Or, for me, just a hottie. 🙂 I rarely find a man without a strong intellect attractive.
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Oh wow. Competition for hipster-scarf young Stalin.
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I will give Chekhov the edge, if only for the obvious reasons.
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For all fans of the attractive authors, have you seen the portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne as a young man? (The actual portrait is hanging in the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Ma.) He is described as more beautiful than Lord Byron.
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Yes, I believe I have. He doesn’t do much for me, looks-wise, I must say. Which is somehow suitable, as he is definitely one of my least favourite American writers. Sorry, Nathaniel! 🙂
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Oh, my – we did an overview of Nat in my Literary Road Trip today – he was a complex man and I really enjoyed learning more about him. Melville dedicated Moby Dick to him. Looks don’t really matter in literature but to me he was a beautiful man. The Beasts are for a different type of appreciation.
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I’ve had an aversion to his writing since middle school. Over the years, I’ve read everything he wrote, multiple times, and have not been able to lose my distaste. I just don’t have an affinity for him. I do agree that he was quite the fascinating person, though.
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