The Grief, by Anton Chekhov
The Grief (or Misery) [Anton Chekhov : The Writer] Short Summary : The story Misery is written by Anton Chekhov, a very famous Russian story writer. This story is also known popularly as The Grief. Some people also call it 'To Whom Shall I Tell My Grief'. It is all about people's insensitivity of towards others pain and anguish. The greatest distress (pain) for any old person is the death of his/ her young son. The same grief fell upon the luck of poor Iona, the central character of this story. Iona was an old, weak cab driver. His young son Barin had passed away from the world, leaving him all alone . The death of his son had left his heart torn into pieces. It is a common psychology that every human being wants to share his/ her grief with others. This sharing lightens the grief and relieves one's heart up to some extent. But as Iona was all alone in the world, he had not been able to share his grief with others. He had not been able tell anybody that his only