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A Conversation of a Drunk with a Sober Imp by Chekhov

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A Conversation of a Drunk with a Sober Imp by Chekhov

By: Anton Chekhov, Elena Nikitina - translator
Narrated by: Elena Nikitina
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New 2022 translation. Translated by Elena Nikitina.

"A Conversation of a Drunk with a Sober Imp" is a short story by the Russian writer and playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904). Written and first published in 1886, the story is a miniature describing the meeting of a retired collegiate secretary Lakhmatov, who was pretty drunk, with the imp who suddenly appeared at night. The uninvited guest turned out to be a talkative creature who experienced the same infringements and inconveniences in his service as the retired collegiate secretary Lakhmatov.

©2022 Elena Nikitina (P)2022 Elena Nikitina
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