{"product_id":"the-three-sisters-9781419185304","title":"The Three Sisters","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Anton Pavlovich Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Russian \u0026amp; Former Soviet Union\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"The Three Sisters\"\" is a play written by Anton Chekhov, first performed in 1901. The story revolves around three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, who live in a provincial town in Russia. The sisters long for a life in Moscow, where they believe they will find happiness and fulfillment. However, they are constantly held back by their family obligations and the limitations of their social status.The play explores themes of unfulfilled dreams, the passing of time, and the search for meaning in life. The characters are complex and nuanced, each struggling with their own personal demons and desires. Olga, the eldest sister, is a schoolteacher who has given up on her own happiness in order to care for her siblings. Masha, the middle sister, is unhappily married to a dull and unremarkable man, and finds solace in an affair with a military officer. Irina, the youngest sister, is the most idealistic and optimistic of the three, but finds herself disillusioned and unfulfilled as she approaches her thirtieth birthday.The play is known for its realistic portrayal of human relationships and emotions, and for its use of Chekhov's signature style of understated, subtle dialogue. It has been widely acclaimed as a masterpiece of modern drama, and continues to be performed and studied by theater companies and scholars around the world.CHEBUTYKIN. My dear girls, my darlings, you are all that I have, you are the most precious treasures I have on earth. I shall soon be sixty, I am an old man, alone in the world, a useless old man. . . . There is nothing good in me, except my love for you, and if it were not for you, I should have been dead long ago.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kessinger Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613863264407,"sku":"9781419185304","price":1930.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781419185304.webp?v=1775088468","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-three-sisters-9781419185304","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}