By Raymond Carver The New Yorker, June 1, 1987 P. 30 In March of 1897 Chekhov was dining at an elegant restaurant in Moscow when blood began gushing from his mouth. The compositional methods and strategies of short-story wri his own work. Collection, 'Errand', which is about the death of Chekhov, and is a conspectus of finalities - the. You're free, aren't you? At least you. In the last analysis we have.

Errand by Raymond Carver Another version of this note and thoughts on other books are available at: - This is like nothing else written by Raymond carver. And he is saying that himself. While the past few previous accounts dealt with domestic issues, misunderstandings and divorce, this is aboutChekhov.

Anton Chekhov and his last days. He is invited for an evening out, in a restaurant.

And when the two friends are about to begin, the wondrous writer is starting t Errand by Raymond Carver Another version of this note and thoughts on other books are available at: - This is like nothing else written by Raymond carver. And he is saying that himself. Anketa dlya gostej na godik shablon.

While the past few previous accounts dealt with domestic issues, misunderstandings and divorce, this is aboutChekhov. Anton Chekhov and his last days. He is invited for an evening out, in a restaurant.

And when the two friends are about to begin, the wondrous writer is starting to spill out blood and is taken ill. He is apologizing for “the scandal” And we learn that he is such a wonderful, modest and likeable man - Well, he used to be because his condition is very serious - He is diagnosed with TB and tuberculosis is deadly at that time Among those who come to see him we have Tolstoy, the most famous man in Russia and one who likes Chekhov. The man, not his works. Leo Tolstoy says that the plays of Chekhov are: - “Static, they keep moving from the kitchen and back” But Anton Chekhov is such a humble, modest manlike a girl. He is married to an actress who is about ten years younger.

Chekhov was more interested in courtship and flirting than marriage, but after three years he married this excellent professional. The writer has to be treated urgently and he moves abroad. He is so famous that the doctor knows about him and his works, but alas he can’t do anything about the writer’s condition. It is too late. And Anton Chekhov, who is trained as a doctor himself knows it. In the final stage, the doctor orders expensive champagne- Moet. And there is a character that is invented by Raymond Carver and is told by the wife to bring the best mortician.

At the end of the short story there is an assessment, an account by Raymond Carver in which he explains the Errand. It is meant to be an homage to Chekhov. Anton Chekhov has had a great impact on the American writer. And he has read a biography of Chekhov.

In order to create this tale that has been included on the best American Short Stories list, he has had to come up with the good approach. And he obviously did. Carver was born into a poverty-stricken family at the tail-end of the Depression. He married at 19, started a series of menial jobs and his own career of 'full-time drinking as a serious pursuit', a career that would eventually kill him. Constantly struggling to support his wife and family, Carver enrolled in a writing programme under author John Gardner in 1958.

He saw this opportunity as a turni Carver was born into a poverty-stricken family at the tail-end of the Depression. He married at 19, started a series of menial jobs and his own career of 'full-time drinking as a serious pursuit', a career that would eventually kill him.