To a Distant Island

To a Distant Island
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Publisher : Paul Dry Books
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9780966491357
ISBN-13 : 0966491351
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Book Synopsis To a Distant Island by : James McConkey

Download or read book To a Distant Island written by James McConkey and published by Paul Dry Books. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1890, Anton Chekhov, already a prominent Russian literary figure, travelled 6,500 miles to Sakhalin island, off the coast of Siberia. Willing visitors to this island were rare; rather, its inhabitants were people who had been sent there: prisoners and their families, guards, soldiers, and doctors. What was it that Chekhov sought on this terrible island? Almost a century later, James McConkey traveled to Italy and researched Chekhov's letters, memoirs, and an account of his journey to Sakhalin island. McConkey recreates that journey, weaving it with his own and telling two stories that reveal the peculiar and hidden forces that shape our lives.


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