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Fifty-two stories (1883-1898) / Anton Chekhov ; a new translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.

Van Pelt Library PG3456.A13 P484 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904, author.
Contributor:
Pevear, Richard, 1943- translator.
Volokhonsky, Larissa, translator.
Standardized Title:
Short stories. Selections. English
Language:
English
Russian
Subjects (All):
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904--Translations into English.
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich.
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Genre:
Translations.
Fiction.
Physical Description:
xii, 508 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020]
Language Note:
Translated from the Russian.
Summary:
"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 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 came from all parts of Russia, all walks of life, and who, taken together, democratized the short story. Included here are a number never-before-translated stories, including "Reading" and "An Educated Blockhead." Here is a collection that promises profound delight"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Joy
Fat and skinny
At the post office
Reading
The cook gets married
In a foreign land
Corporal whompov
Grief
The exclamation point
An Educated blockhead
A slip-up
Anguish
A commotion
The witch
A little joke
Agafya
Spring
A nightmare
Grisha
Ladies
Romance with a double bass
The chorus girl
The first-class passenger
Difficult people
On the road
The beggar
Enemies
The letter
Volodya
Luck
The siren
The shepherd's pipe
Costly lessons
The kiss
Boys
Kashtanka
The name-day party
A breakdown
The bet
The princess
After the theater
History of a business enterprise
Neighbors
Fear
Big volodya and little volodya
The teacher of literature
In a country house
The Pecheneg
In the cart
About love
Ionych
The new dacha
Other Format:
Online version: Chekhov, Anton, Fifty-two stories
ISBN:
9780525520818
0525520813
OCLC:
1104219627

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