Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya is a play written by Anton Chekhov that explores the themes of love, loss, and the search for meaning in life. The story is set on a rural estate in Russia, where the retired professor Serebryakov and his young wife Yelena have come to live. The estate is managed by Vanya, Serebryakov's brother-in-law, who has been working there for years and has grown tired of his monotonous life. As the play unfolds, tensions rise between the characters, and their hidden desires and frustrations come to the surface. Vanya is in love with Yelena, who is torn between her attraction to him and her loyalty to her husband. Meanwhile, the professor's daughter Sonya is in love with Astrov, a local doctor who is also a friend of the family. As the characters struggle to find happiness and fulfillment in their lives, they are forced to confront the harsh realities of their existence and the limitations of their own desires. Uncle Vanya is a powerful and poignant play that offers a profound commentary on the human condition and the complexities of the human heart.MARINA. [Shaking her head] This house is topsy-turvy! The Professor gets up at noon, the samovar is kept boiling all the morning, and everything has to wait for him. Before they came we used to have dinner at one o'clock, like everybody else, but now we have it at seven. The Professor sits up all night writing and reading, and suddenly, at two o'clock, there goes the bell! Heavens, what's that? The Professor wants some tea! Wake the servants, light the samovar! Lord, how topsy-turvy!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.