A retelling of Anton Chekhov · 1894

The Black Monk

“Kovrin, a brilliant young scholar worn out by overwork, goes to rest at the estate of his old guardian, a passionate fruit-grower, and his daughter Tanya. There he begins to see a phantom — a monk in black, who tells him that he is a genius, one of God's chosen. The visions make him happy; being cured of them ruins everyone he loves.”

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Contents9 episodes · ~24 min

  1. 1Chapter I: The OrchardFree
  2. 2Chapter II: The Legend🔒
  3. 3Chapter III: The Quarrel🔒
  4. 4Chapter IV: The Conversation🔒
  5. 5Chapter V: The Proposal🔒
  6. 6Chapter VI: Happiness🔒
  7. 7Chapter VII: The Empty Armchair🔒
  8. 8Chapter VIII: The Cure🔒
  9. 9Chapter IX: The Return of the Monk🔒