The book shows Chekhov as a writer with a synthetic ethical worldview on which his poetics are based.
This conclusion is reached by comparing narrative representation of time in non-fictional Sakhalin Island, short fiction and drama..
The book\'s key finding is that modern temporality lies at the centre of Chekhov\'s work.
The book shows Chekhov as a writer with a synthetic ethical worldview on which his poetics are based