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Maria Chekhov
Maria Chekhov is Anton Chekhov's younger sister. She makes a brief appearance in the story, visiting her brother in the hospital. Readers learn about the severity of Chekhov's illness through her diary entry, which Carver embellishes to more vividly present the atmosphere of Chekhov's hospital room.

Olga Knipper
Olga Knipper is Chekhov's wife, who is present at Chekhov's death. Carver periodically quotes from Chekhov's letters to her and from her own diaries. Carver tells readers that Chekhov met her in 1889 at rehearsals for The...


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