About “The Student”

"The Student" is a short story by Anton Chekhov, first published on April 16, 1894, in the newspaper Russkie Vedomosti. The story follows a clerical student who returns home on a cold Good Friday evening. While walking, he stops at a fire and meets two widows. He tells them the story of the Denial of Peter from the Gospels. After finishing, he notices that the women are deeply moved. This moment leads him to reflect that history is connected through truth and beauty. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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Published
1894

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Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.