by Tom Leonard
First published 2019
In the stifling heat of a rural Russian estate, the aging, disenchanted Uncle Vanya confronts his unrequited love for his brother-in-law's young, beautiful wife. As tensions rise and resentments bubble, Vanya and the others must grapple with their own frustrated dreams and the feeling that life has passed them by. In this wrenching portrait of lives in quiet crisis, Leonard's adaptation lays bare the quiet desperation and desperate longing that simmer beneath the mundane details of everyday existence.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century, russian-literature
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, quiet-desperation
Setting: Russia, Rural Estate
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
128 pages · Paperback · Independently published