Ivanov is the first work of Anton Chekhov, with the central theme of people's lives amidst their complete paradox, absurdity, sorrow, and unstoppable strength.

Ivanov becomes a symbol of an inexplicable and yet understandable inability to take control of one's life that remains relevant to this day.

Painful comedy and hilarious drama are perfectly combined in a deeply human work that boldly exposes the existential anxieties of a world desperately trying to escape the mire of indifference and inertia.

The translation by Leonidas Karatzas and the adaptation by Yannis Chourvarda are included in the same edition, featuring the main characteristics of the latter: "the introduction of a modern, cinematic-like musical style, the development of some roles that young Anton had neglected, and the emphasis on the simultaneous coexistence of radically different social behaviors and psychologies within the same world," as G. Chourvarda mentions in his introductory note.