Length4h 32m
About this audiobook
In a languid seaside town in the Caucasus, two men are locked in a downward spiral of mutual hatred. Ivan Andreitch Laevsky, a dissipated romantic and government clerk, is sinking into debt and self-loathing, trapped with a mistress he no longer loves. Fyodor Fyodorovitch Von Koren, a fanatical zoologist and proponent of Darwinian principles, sees Laevsky as no more than a harmful parasite, a degenerate whose existence poisons society.
Their ideological opposition — between lazy romanticism and cold, scientific rationalism — simmers with contempt until it erupts into an inevitable challenge. As the appointed day for their duel approaches, the story unfolds with Chekhov's signature psychological precision, laying bare the weaknesses, self-deceptions, and fleeting moments of grace in all his characters. The sea, constant and indifferent, bears witness to their petty dramas.
More than a tale of a single confrontation, The Duel is a profound exploration of wasted lives, the search for meaning, and the possibility of redemption. With sharp irony and deep humanity, Chekhov asks: in a world without clear purpose, what is truly worth fighting for?
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Fairy Tales and Folklore
Length4 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1By Chekhov in Cactus catalogue:
12CHAPTER XI
2CHAPTER I
13CHAPTER XII
3CHAPTER II
14CHAPTER XIII
4CHAPTER III
15CHAPTER XIV
5CHAPTER IV
16CHAPTER XV
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6CHAPTER V
17CHAPTER XVI
7CHAPTER VI
18CHAPTER XVII
8CHAPTER VII
19CHAPTER XVIII
9CHAPTER VIII
20CHAPTER XIX
10CHAPTER IX
21CHAPTER XX
11CHAPTER X
22CHAPTER XXI
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