Kara Kesiş - Modern Klasikler 155

Chekhov's last philosophical story, The Black Monk, published in Artist magazine in 1894, is one of his most important works that was praised by Lev Tolstoy. The story concerns Kovrin, a mediocre scientist who is delusional with grandeur. This young man believes that he is a genius, one of God's chosen servants. In this story, the author draws attention to the possible relationship between madness and genius.

In the early 1890s, Chekhov dreamed of an ominous black monk flying over the fields, and when he woke up, he decided to write about him. The resulting story was sometimes interpreted as a satire against intellectuals and sometimes as an allegory for Chekhov's own fears. There were also those who associated the story with mysticism.

However, in the letter he wrote to his publisher friend Aleksey Suvorin, the author called The Black Monk, which he wrote "in cool contemplation" without falling into melancholy, "a medical story". Chekhov, probably as a physician, saw many cases of megalomania in Russia in the late 19th century and turned this situation into a striking fiction.

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Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 40

Size: 12.5 x 20.5

First Printing Year: 2020

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language: Turkish