Chekhov's Journey Explained

Chekhov's Journey is a novel by Ian Watson published in 1983.

Plot summary

Chekhov's Journey is a novel in which a modern-day actor uses hypnosis to simulate Anton Chekhov's 1890 journey through Siberia.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Chekhov's Journey for White Dwarf #40, and stated that "There are good twists in this neatly executed story, which is as 'conventional' a reality-bending yarn as Watson has written. Lacking the vaulting ambition of his God's World or the outrageousness of the recent Deathhunter, it's good entertainment with some philosophical bite."^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Faren Miller (1983) in Locus, #267 April 1983
• Review by Nick Lowe (1983) in Foundation, #28 July 1983
• Review by John Clute (1983) in Interzone, #5 Autumn 1983
• Review by Tom Easton (1990) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1990
• Review by Don D'Ammassa (1991) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #140 June 1991

Notes and References

1. Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 40 . 15 . . April 1983 .