Anton Chekhov's Short Stories

Anton Chekhov's Short Stories
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Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 0393090027
ISBN-13 : 9780393090024
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Synopsis Anton Chekhov's Short Stories by : Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The thirty-four stories in this volume span Chekhov s creative career."

The Complete Short Novels

The Complete Short Novels
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 578
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ISBN-10 : 9780307428295
ISBN-13 : 030742829X
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Short Novels by : Anton Chekhov

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Aanton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be called short novels–here brought together in one volume for the first time, in a masterly new translation by the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The Steppe–the most lyrical of the five–is an account of a nine-year-old boy’s frightening journey by wagon train across the steppe of southern Russia. The Duel sets two decadent figures–a fanatical rationalist and a man of literary sensibility–on a collision course that ends in a series of surprising reversals. In The Story of an Unknown Man, a political radical spying on an important official by serving as valet to his son gradually discovers that his own terminal illness has changed his long-held priorities in startling ways. Three Years recounts a complex series of ironies in the personal life of a rich but passive Moscow merchant. In My Life, a man renounces wealth and social position for a life of manual labor. The resulting conflict between the moral simplicity of his ideals and the complex realities of human nature culminates in a brief apocalyptic vision that is unique in Chekhov’s work.

Nine Humorous Tales

Nine Humorous Tales
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 74
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015007057923
ISBN-13 :
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Synopsis Nine Humorous Tales by : Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Short Stories by Anton Chekhov

Short Stories by Anton Chekhov
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0848825756
ISBN-13 : 9780848825751
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Short Stories by Anton Chekhov by : Anton Chekhov

Best Short Stories of Anton Chekov

Best Short Stories of Anton Chekov
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Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 9788184958546
ISBN-13 : 8184958544
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Best Short Stories of Anton Chekov by : -

Considered by many as the greatest short story writer the world has seen, Anton Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition. From characteristically brief, evocative early pieces such as The Huntsman and his masterpiece A Bet to his best-known stories such as The Lady with the Little Toy Dog and The Requiem, this collection of Chekhov’s remarkable short fiction possesses the unmatched power of art to awe and change the reader. This endlessly pleasing 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 a true understanding of his greatness.

Fifty-two Stories, 1883-1898

Fifty-two Stories, 1883-1898
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Publisher : Knopf
Total Pages : 529
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ISBN-10 : 9780525520818
ISBN-13 : 0525520813
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Synopsis Fifty-two Stories, 1883-1898 by : Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

From the celebrated, award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and War and Peace a lavish, masterfully rendered volume of stories by one of the most influential short fiction writers of all time. Chekhov's genius left an indelible impact on every literary form in which he wrote, but none more so than short fiction. Now, renowned translators and longtime house authors Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky give us their peerless renderings of fifty-two Chekhov stories--a full deck These stories, which span the full arc of his career, reveal the extraordinary variety and unexpectedness of his work, from the farcically comic to the darkly complex, showing that there is no one type of "Chekhov story." They are populated by a remarkable range of characters who come from all parts of Russia, all walks of life, and who, taken together, have democratized the short story. Included here are a number of never-before-translated stories, including "Reading" and "An Educated Blockhead." Here is a collection that promises profound delight.

The Darling and Other Stories

The Darling and Other Stories
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Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9781465590442
ISBN-13 : 1465590447
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Darling and Other Stories by : Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Anton Chekhov's Selected Stories (Norton Critical Editions)

Anton Chekhov's Selected Stories (Norton Critical Editions)
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0393925307
ISBN-13 : 9780393925302
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Anton Chekhov's Selected Stories (Norton Critical Editions) by : Anton Chekhov

Fifty-two stories spanning Chekhov's career.

The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories

The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
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Publisher : 1st World Publishing
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9781421821689
ISBN-13 : 1421821680
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories by : Anton Chekhov

GRISHA, a fat, solemn little person of seven, was standing by the kitchen door listening and peeping through the keyhole. In the kitchen something extraordinary, and in his opinion never seen before, was taking place. A big, thick-set, red-haired peasant, with a beard, and a drop of perspiration on his nose, wearing a cabman's full coat, was sitting at the kitchen table on which they chopped the meat and sliced the onions. He was balancing a saucer on the five fingers of his right hand and drinking tea out of it, and crunching sugar so loudly that it sent a shiver down Grisha's back. Aksinya Stepanovna, the old nurse, was sitting on the dirty stool facing him, and she, too, was drinking tea. Her face was grave, though at the same time it beamed with a kind of triumph. Pelageya, the cook, was busy at the stove, and was apparently trying to hide her face.

The Essential Tales of Chekhov

The Essential Tales of Chekhov
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 0060956569
ISBN-13 : 9780060956561
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The Essential Tales of Chekhov by : Anton Chekhov

Of the two hundred stories that Anton Chekhov wrote, the twenty stories that appear in this extraordinary collection were personally chosen by Richard Ford--an accomplished storyteller in his own right. Included are the familiar masterpieces--"The Kiss," "The Darling," and "The Lady with the Dog"--as well as several brilliant lesser-known tales such as "A Blunder," "Hush!," and "Champagne." These stories, ordered from 1886 to 1899, are drawn from Chekhov's most fruitful years as a short-story writer. A truly balanced selection, they exhibit the qualities that make Chekhov one of the greatest fiction writers of all time: his gift for detail, dialogue, and humor; his emotional perception and compassion; and his understanding that life's most important moments are often the most overlooked. "The reason we like Chekhov so much, now at our century's end," writes Ford in his perceptive introduction, "is because his stories from the last century's end feel so modern to us, are so much of our own time and mind." Exquisitely translated by the renowned Constance Garnett, these stories present a wonderful opportunity to introduce yourself--or become reaquainted with--an artist whose genius and influence only increase with every passing generation.