Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov Paperback - 2000
by Anton Chekhov; Richard Pevear (Translator); Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
Called the greatest of short story writers, Chekhov changed the genre with his depictions of Russian life and the human condition. Here, in a brand new collection by pre-eminent translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, are 30 of Chekhov's best tales from the major periods of his creative life.
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Called the greatest of short story writer, Anton Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition. Now, thirty of his best tales from the major periods of his creative life are available in this outstanding one volume edition. Included are Chekhov's characteristically brief, evocative early pieces such as "The Huntsman" from 1885, which brilliantly conveys the complex texture of two lives during a meeting on a summer's day. Four years later, Chekhov produced the tour de force "A Boring Story" (1889), the penetrating and caustic self-analysis of a dying professor of medicine. Dark irony, social commentary, and symbolism mark the stories that follow, particularly "Ward No. 6" (1892), where the tables turn on the director of a mental hospital and make him an inmate. Here, too, is one of Chekhov's best -known stories. "The Lady with the Little Dog" (1899), a look at illicit love, as well as his own favorite among his stories, "The Student," a moving piece about the importance of religious tradition.
Atmospheric, compassionate, and uncannily wise, Chekhov's short fiction possesses the transcendent power of art to awe and change the reader. This monumental edition, expertly translated, is especially faithful to the meaning of Chekhov's prose and the unique rhythms of his writing, giving readers an authentic sense of his style-and, in doing so, a true understanding of his greatness.
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- Title Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
- Author Anton Chekhov; Richard Pevear (Translator); Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 10.1.2000
- Pages 496
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Modern Library, New York
- Date 2000-10-31
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780553381009 / 0553381008
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 1.1 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.79 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Russian
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00037894
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Publishers Weekly, 10/23/2000, Page 60
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