The death of the official

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Anton Chekhov

The death of the official ( Russian Смерть чиновника , Smert tschinownika) is a humorous short story by Russian writer Anton Chekhov , which was written on 25 and 26 June 1883, in which at July 2, 1883 Weekly appearing St. Petersburg comic strip Oskolki appeared.

During Anton Chekhov's lifetime, the text was translated into Bulgarian, Hungarian, German, Polish, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Finnish and Czech.

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When the bailiff Ivan Dmitritsch Chervyakov was enjoying The Bells of Corneville through the theater glass from the floor of the opera house , he had to sneeze so hard that the man in front of him wiped his bald head and neck with his glove. Chervyakov recognizes the Lord. It's Old Civil General Brisshalow from the Ministry of Transport. During the break, the culprit mumbles an apology. The general has already forgotten about the incident and is a little impatient to forgive. After Chervyakov has discussed the special occurrence with his wife at home, he goes to the general's audience at the next opportunity and apologizes in all kinds of form. “Nonsense!” Brisshalow ignores the triviality and turns to the next supplicant. Chervyakov, however, does not give up. He joins the very last supplicant. When the officer repeats his apology for the unforgivable incommodity, the general yells furiously: "Get out of here!"

That is too much for Chervyakov. Something tears in his body. At home he keeps his dress uniform, lies down on the sofa and dies.

Film adaptations

Self-testimony

Anton Chekhov said that in the little story the humor is covered by the dark, hopeless tendency.

reception

  • Spring 1886: Dmitri Grigorowitsch praised the text and encouraged Chekhov to continue working. However, he must not get bogged down and must use his talent for “real artistic works”.
  • Anecdotal: The Chekhov researchers name several "real" incidents after which the text is said to have originated.
  • Plato Nikolayevich Krasnow and Arseni Ivanovich Vvedensky observed that Anton Chekhov wrote about the painful, nervous fear of the average citizen of that time. The feeling evoked in the reader is in some ways the same as after reading Dostoyevsky's Humiliated and Offended (1861).

German-language editions

  • The death of the official . In: Anton Chekhov: Collected novels and short stories in 5 volumes. Volume 5: Funny Stories . (also contains: A terrible night. The speaker. The night before the hearing. Confusion of the spirits. The avenger of his honor. A lucky man. The dear dog. The playwright. The guest. The hangover. A unique. The revenge. The joy A defenseless creature. A daughter of Albion. The drama. The work of art. Mnemonics. Yes, the audience! Strong stuff. A chameleon. From the rain into the eaves. Expensive hours. The prize ticket ). Musarion, Munich 1920
  • The death of an official, in Anton Chekhov, works. Novellas, stories, dramas. Translated by Johannes von Guenther . Heinrich Ellermann , Hamburg 1963. Volume 1 (of 3), pp. 289-293

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Russian comment , p. 2, 1. Zvo
  2. ↑ Russian comment , p. 2, 9. Zvu
  3. ↑ Russian Чины и люди
  4. ↑ Russian: Москвин, Иван Михайлович
  5. ↑ Russian Ильинский, Игорь Владимирович
  6. ↑ Russian. These different, different, different faces ...
  7. ↑ Russian comment , p. 2, 29. Zvo
  8. ^ JF and RM in the foreword of the edition used, p. XII
  9. ↑ Russian comment , p. 2, from line 7
  10. ↑ Russian Краснов, Платон Николаевич
  11. ↑ Russian Введенский, Арсений Иванович
  12. ↑ Russian comment , p. 2, 22. Zvu