Project Gutenberg 2012-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 137 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860 1904 Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Чехов, Антон Павлович Tchekhov, Anton Tshehov, Anton Tchekhoff, Anton Tschechow, Anton Tchekoff, Anton Mannstén, Emil 1873 1944 Mannsten, Emil Lääkärin kohtalo: eli Sairaalan n:o 6 Translation of: Палата № 6 [Palata nomer shest]. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_No._6 Produced by Jukka Aakula "Lääkärin kohtalo: eli Sairaalan n:o 6" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a novella written during the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on the lives of patients in a mental asylum, particularly highlighting characters such as Ivan Dmitritsh Gromow, who struggles with mental illness stemming from societal pressures and personal tragedy, and other distinct individuals in the ward. Through this exploration, the novella delves into themes of sanity, societal indifference, and the bureaucratic nature of healthcare. At the start of this work, the setting unfolds in a dilapidated separate building of a hospital surrounded by an overgrown landscape, introducing us to a grim environment that reflects the despair and neglect found within. The opening describes the lives of several patients, including the melancholic Ivan Dmitritsh, who is plagued by dark thoughts and paranoia, and Mooses, a joyful but mentally unstable man who finds a peculiar sense of freedom despite his circumstances. As we meet these characters, Chekhov sets a profound tone, illustrating their daily existence within the hospital as well as their interactions, foreshadowing deeper reflections on their condition and the societal constructs surrounding mental health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Russia -- Fiction Psychiatric hospitals -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 175101 2025-06-22T18:19:09.504317 text/html 174910 174851 2024-10-17T12:47:43.152186 2023-09-18T07:01:34.490612 text/html text/html 141988 2025-06-22T18:19:25.705210 application/epub+zip 143753 2025-06-22T18:19:18.551260 application/epub+zip 126638 2025-06-22T18:19:13.484279 application/epub+zip 308623 2025-06-22T18:19:32.187180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290412 2025-06-22T18:19:24.901328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233490 2022-09-19T04:34:15.951742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157903 2025-06-22T18:19:09.095315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138134 2024-10-23T12:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13560 2025-06-22T18:19:32.336253 application/rdf+xml 16104 2025-06-22T18:19:17.834247 image/jpeg 3789 2025-06-22T18:19:17.547249 image/jpeg 143001 2025-06-22T18:19:09.523305 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia