Grisha (short story)
| "Grisha" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anton Chekhov |
| Original title | "Гриша" |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Published in | Oskolki |
| Publication date | 18 April 1886 |
"Grisha" (Russian: Гриша) is an 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov.[1]
Publication
The idea for the story was suggested to Chekhov by Viktor Bilibin, who in a 14 March 1886 letter wrote: "[What about] the psychology sketch of a small boy, 2, 3 or 4 year old? In a short story?" It was first published on 18 (o.s.: 5) April in the No. 14, 1886 issue of Oskolki magazine. In a slightly revised version it was included by Chekhov into Volume 1 of his Collected Works published in 1899–1901 by Adolf Marks.[1]
Synopsis
A boy of two years and eight months makes his first foray into the outside world in a company of his somewhat wayward nanny and is quite overwhelmed, having got even his first taste of alcohol. The latter in the evening causes him minor health problems which his mother fixes with a dose of castor oil.
References
- 1 2 Polotskaya, E. A. Commentaries to Гриша. The Works by A.P. Chekhov in 12 volumes. Khudozhestvennaya Literatura. Moscow, 1960. Vol. 4, p. 540
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