Below, under the balcony, they were playing the serenade, and the black monk whispered to him that he was a genius, and that he was dying only because his frail human body had lost its balance and could no longer serve as the mortal garb of genius. It was first published in 1894 in The Artist, one of the leading Russian magazines on theater and music in the last quarter of the 19th century. It was first published in The Artist, one of the leading Russian magazines on theater. 'The Black Monk' is a short story by Anton Chekhov, written in 1893 while Chekhov was living in the village of Melikhovo. He saw on the floor near his face a great pool of blood, and was too weak to utter a word, but an unspeakable, infinite happiness flooded his whole being. The Black Monk is a short story by Anton Chekhov, written in 1893. Mysterious ghost convinces Kovrin that he is a genius, he is better, superior than others. Chekhov’s monk voices everything that Kovrin thought about, but could not give his secret thoughts a verbal form. He called Tanya, called to the great garden with the gorgeous flowers sprinkled with dew, called to the park, the pines with their shaggy roots, the rye-field, his marvellous learning, his youth, courage, joy - called to life, which was so lovely. The Black Monk is a mirage, a ghost, visible by Kovrin. Threw a spoiler tag on because it's the ending, but not a lot of actual spoiling here – just another perfect ending by Chekhov.

all of it so sad and beautiful and redeeming.

Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations. THE BLACK MONK is certainly not a reverentially literal adaptation of Anton Chekhovs eponymous story or a simplistic attempt at dressing Chekhovs.

The way Chekhov describes nature, Kovrin's past, all that mattered and was truly good, the juxtaposition with his current state. The Black Monk This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. I'm not sure why, but the ending hit me like a ton of bricks. I recently listened to Richard Armitage's narration of this story – an absolutely perfect job and free on Audible.

The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov