Anton Chekov

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer whose work transformed both forms.

His plays—*The Cherry Orchard*, *Three Sisters*, *Uncle Vanya*, *The Seagull*—pioneered a naturalistic style where mood and subtext matter more than plot.

His short fiction set standards for the modern literary story.

Also spelled Chekov or Čechov, transliterated from Russian.