When he was writing the plays and the short stories that would make his name, Anton Chekhov kept a notebook in which he noted down his observations of the world around him -- little details that other people seem to miss.
Quando escrevia as peças e os contos que haviam de torná-lo famoso, Anton Chekhov tinha um bloco de notas em que assentava as suas observações. sobre o mundo que o rodeava — pequenos detalhes que pareciam passar despercebidos às outras pessoas.