Sin trama y sin final

What, why, for whom, how to write; when and how much Chekhov never wrote an essay or even an outline of literary theory, but in his correspondence with friends, editors, other writers -such as Maksim Gorky- and aspiring writers, notes and reflections abound, often so concise that they seem maxims or aphorisms. , about the narrative task, its meaning and its scope. Piero Brunello, professor at the University of Venice, has culled from this correspondence a selection of passages that deal not only with general aspects of the art of storytelling but also with specific questions such as the construction of characters or the description of landscapes and feelings. Without a plot and without an end, therefore, brings together the keys to Chekhov's poetics, reflected in his own work and experience or in that of others (Tolstoy, Turgenev), and constitutes a compulsory handbook both for lovers of his literature and for all those who have ever thought of writing.