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Akulina (Leikin's serialized novel)
Akulina
also: Акулина
A novel of Leikin's own, serialized in installments, whose two central characters Trifon and Akulina are given late touches of tragedy; Chekhov admits to having lost the thread of the plot during his travels and gently doubts Leikin's ability to keep the ending consistent with the beginning.
Reading notes
- To N. A. Leikin, 11 August 1887. Babkino. §10 Akulina
A novel of Leikin's, serialized in installments; Chekhov confesses to losing track of the plot and gently doubts an author's ability to keep a serial's ending consistent with its beginning.