Lääkärin kohtalo: eli Sairaalan n:o 6

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

"Lääkärin kohtalo: eli Sairaalan n:o 6" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a novella written in 1892. Set in a provincial Russian hospital's mental ward, the story follows Dr. Andrey Yefimitch Ragin, who finds intellectual fulfillment conversing with a paranoid patient about suffering and injustice. As the doctor spends increasing time in the ward, townspeople question his sanity. Through philosophical debates and social conflicts, the narrative explores the nature of suffering, the fragility of social position, and the consequences of intellectual detachment from reality.