The Siren (short story)
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| "The Siren" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Anton Chekhov | |
| Original title | Сирена |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Peterburgskaya Gazeta |
| Publisher | Adolf Marks, 1899-1901 |
| Publication date | 24 August 1887 (old style) |
"The Siren" (Russian: Сирена, romanized: Sirena) is an 1887 short story by Anton Chekhov.
The story was first published in Peterburgskaya Gazeta's No. 231, 24 August (old style) 1887 issue, in the Fleeting Notes (Летучие заметки) section.[1] After drastic stylistic revision (which resulted in the omission of the large bulk of the secretary Zhilin's speech with the description of dishes) Chekhov included it into Volume 1 of his Collected Works published by Adolf Marks in 1899–1901.[1]
Background
According to Alexander Lazarev-Gruzinsky, the story was written in Babkino in the course of one day.[2] Mikhail Chekhov was sure it was the author's experience in Zvenigorod that inspired this story. "While in this town Chekhov regularly attended local government's assemblys and learned a lot about the life of the local clerks," he wrote in his 1923 memoirs.[3]
