Forty Stories (Vintage Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679733752 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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The poignant astonishment of an aging Don Juan overtaken by love. It is not just that Chekhov democratized this art form; more than that, he changed the thrust of short fiction from relating to revealing.And what marvelous and unbearable things are revealed in these Forty Stories. The obsequious terror of the official who accidentally sneezes on a general. Spanning the entirety of Chekhov's career and including such masterpieces as "Surgery," "The Huntsman," "Anyuta," "Sleepy-head," "The Lady With the Pet Dog," and "The Bishop," this collection manages to be amusing, dazzling, and supremely moving -- often within a single page.Vintage Classic are-quality paperback editions of the world's greatest written works. I long to embrace, to include in my own short life, all that is accessible
"Excellent collection, well formatted, a joy to read." according to Ian Carr. If you are a Chekhov fan already, or, like I was, interested in getting acquainted with one of the best modern writers for the first time this is a good book for you. Does not suffer from the problems (poor translation, unreadably small type, etc.) some of the other collections of Chekhov's short stories do. Excellent value, good translation, . Fragments and Sketches of a Russian Perspective Ian Vance Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) has long been acknowledged as one of Russia's greatest playwrights and short story authors, a man whose expressiveness with the pen stemmed, in great part, from the hardship of his childhood experiences and, later in life, his vast globetrotting wanderings. Chekhov's family abandoned him at the age of sixteen to a fat. Forty Stories by Dr. Anton Chekhov is a delightful collection of short stories by a great master of the genre Forty Stories is a collection of short stories by Dr. Anton Chekhov (1860-190Forty Stories by Dr. Anton Chekhov is a delightful collection of short stories by a great master of the genre C. M Mills Forty Stories is a collection of short stories by Dr. Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). The book was first published in 1963 and is translated by Robert Payne. Payne has a good introduction to the life and career of one of Russia and the world's greatest playwrights and short story author. Each of the tales in this collection is good! Some of the sto. ). The book was first published in 1963 and is translated by Robert Payne. Payne has a good introduction to the life and career of one of Russia and the world's greatest playwrights and short story author. Each of the tales in this collection is good! Some of the sto
The abashed happiness of a woman in the presence of the husband who abandoned her years before. The poignant astonishment of an aging Don Juan overtaken by love. The obsequious terror of the official who accidentally sneezes on a general. It is not just that Chekhov democratized this art form; more than that, he changed the thrust of short fiction from relating to revealing. And what marvelous and unbearable things are revealed in these Forty Stories. Spanning the entirety of Chekhov's career and including such masterpieces as "Surgery," "The Hun