Anton Chekhov
1860 – 1904 · Russia · Literature, Medicine
Doctor-playwright who invented modern drama's subtext.
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- Alice Munro
1931 – 2024 · Literature
Munro is repeatedly and rightly read as Chekhov's heir in the short story.
- Clarice Lispector
1920 – 1977 · Literature
The undramatic epiphany is Chekhovian equipment in her stories.
- Ernest Hemingway
1899 – 1961 · Literature
Chekhov's omission and restraint underlie the iceberg style.
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