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Original
Reading Level: Advanced (C1, C2)
Page Count: 150
Complexity: Oriand sentence structure
Target Audience: Fluent readers
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The Bet is a short story by Anton Chekhov that examines the human condition through a wager between a banker and a young lawyer. The banker bets that the lawyer cannot endure fifteen years of solitary confinement, while the lawyer accepts the challenge to prove a point. The story explores themes of materialism, the value of life, and the search for meaning.
Short Story
Fiction
Genre
Russian
Original language
1889
Published
16+
Reading age
