Misery (short story)
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| "Misery" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Anton Chekhov | |
 1903 illustration by M. Efimov | |
| Original title | Тоска |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Peterburgskaya Gazeta |
| Publication date | 26 April 1886 |
"Misery" (Russian: Тоска, romanized: Toska) is an 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov.
The story was first published in Peterburgskaya Gazeta's No. 26, 16 January (old style) 1886 issue, signed A. Chekhonte (А. Чехонте). With minor changes it appeared in the collection Motley Stories (Пёстрые рассказы). In 1895 it made its way into an anthology called Probleski (Проблески, meaning "Glimpses"). Chekhov included a slightly revised version of the story in Volume 3 of his Collected Works published by Adolf Marks in 1899–1901.[1]
Synopsis
The cabman Iona's son recently died. He desperately and unsuccessfully tries to have a talk with the people he meets and tell them of how shattered he is. He ends up talking to his horse.
