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The Steppe and Other Stories (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
The Swedish match --
Easter Eve --
Mire --
On the road --
Verotchka --
Volodya --
The kiss --
Sleepy --
The steppe.
Easter Eve --
Mire --
On the road --
Verotchka --
Volodya --
The kiss --
Sleepy --
The steppe.
Hardcover, 323 pages
Published
November 26th 1991
by Everyman's Library
(first published June 1888)
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Read it two times but can't remember much of the story or the translators' work.
One of those Chekhov impressions that somehow for me at least are not as brilliant as Turgenev's "Sketches", but still quite brilliant compared to most.
My pet peeves are here too: too many words, too much detail and too much descriptive writing.
That's why unlike realistic prose philosophical aphorism, when good, in few words can cover miles. Or, rather, versts of meaning.
One of those Chekhov impressions that somehow for me at least are not as brilliant as Turgenev's "Sketches", but still quite brilliant compared to most.
My pet peeves are here too: too many words, too much detail and too much descriptive writing.
That's why unlike realistic prose philosophical aphorism, when good, in few words can cover miles. Or, rather, versts of meaning.
'The Steppe' is an example of a story that has no major incidents. It mentions the story of a small boy being taken to school in another city by his uncle and his uncle's friend.
I could not locate a 'peak' which the event ascend to. However, the way Checkhov describes the scenery of nature and the natural visuals that they encounter is just amazing.
And the way in which he describes the stillness and vastness of the steppe is just so relaxing and so soothing that it makes your hear beat gos s.......more
I could not locate a 'peak' which the event ascend to. However, the way Checkhov describes the scenery of nature and the natural visuals that they encounter is just amazing.
And the way in which he describes the stillness and vastness of the steppe is just so relaxing and so soothing that it makes your hear beat gos s.......more
One of Chekhov's short novels. Well written and likely captures the boredom and fear that exists in the Russian steppe. That being said it was a slow read. I prefer Chekhov's short stories with the exception of My Life which is, in my opinion, far and above his best.
Reading great authors in translation is always frustrating; the authentic auctorial voice is lost, together with all potential delight one might have taken in the play of language itself. Stylists, of course, suffer more in translation than writers for whom the story or subtext is more important than the way the tale is told. Chekov was a stylist.
Still, something comes through, especially in his descriptions of nature. Some of the stories here are very good, particularly 'Easter Eve', 'The Kiss'...more
Still, something comes through, especially in his descriptions of nature. Some of the stories here are very good, particularly 'Easter Eve', 'The Kiss'...more
Mar 20, 2013
Cátia Susana Silva
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
traduções,
nas-estantes-de-casa
Descobri este livro por acaso e achei que o devia ler. Retrata com bastante realismo a vida na ex-URSS, nomeadamente dos mercadores que tinham de percorrer a grande extensão de estepe, típica deste ponto do globo. A narrativa foca-se essencialmente na percepção que Iegoruchka (uma criança) tem do mundo e das pessoas com que vai convivendo, ao longo da viagem, entre a casa materna e o Liceu onde irá estudar.
It looks like goodreads doesn't have the exact edition that I read. I did read "The Steppe and Other Stories"... the Everyman's Library cloth edition. However, it didn't have the same stories that are listed in the description here. Mine had The Swedish Match, Easter Eve, Mire, On the Road, Verotchaka, Volodya, The Kiss, Sleepy, and The Steppe. It was translated by Constance Garnett.
Some of these stories I've read before, and some were new to me. This was the first time I have read The Steppe, a...more
Some of these stories I've read before, and some were new to me. This was the first time I have read The Steppe, a...more
May 18, 2011
Nuno Martins
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
romance,
não-nobel-público
Mais um óptimo "conto alargado" de Anton Tchekhov que nos conta a viagem de um jovem rapaz pela imensidão da estepe russa. Mostra-nos também a sociedade rural russa do seu tempo com os seus usos e costumes.
plusieurs récits, dont certains m'ont laissé un peu sur ma faim, mais s'en dégage quand même une belle ambiance.
This review is only for The Steppe. I have not read the other stories yet. I enjoyed the author's command of language. His descriptions of the land, the weather, the time, and the place were superb. I felt like I was there on the plains (the steppe) with the characters. It reminded me of reading Willa Cather's My Antonia in that way. The story is very simple and that's where the novella fell short for me. The story really never goes anywhere which for me resulted in a complete lack of any kind o...more
Очень чувственная повесть Антона Павловича, которая расшевелит чувства даже самого толстокожего человека...
Insignificant, I know, but my copy - in Romanian translation - has 500+ pages, so it probably contains different or at least more stories.
The Steppe is obviously the best known, the longest and the most acclaimed. I wasn't blown by it; I'm not much of a fan when it comes to describing landscapes, but I enjoyed its lyricism nevertheless.
I preferred A Nervous Breakdown for its implacability and fine portrayal of Vassilyev, plus many other short & funny ones.
The Steppe is obviously the best known, the longest and the most acclaimed. I wasn't blown by it; I'm not much of a fan when it comes to describing landscapes, but I enjoyed its lyricism nevertheless.
I preferred A Nervous Breakdown for its implacability and fine portrayal of Vassilyev, plus many other short & funny ones.
I read the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation of this one. From the trans:
Life is fearful and wondrous, and therefore, however fearful a tale you tell in Russia, however you adorn it with robbers' dens, long knives, and miracles, it will always find a real response in the listener's soul, and only a man of well-tried literacy will look askance in mistrust, and even he will say nothing.
Life is fearful and wondrous, and therefore, however fearful a tale you tell in Russia, however you adorn it with robbers' dens, long knives, and miracles, it will always find a real response in the listener's soul, and only a man of well-tried literacy will look askance in mistrust, and even he will say nothing.
Chekhov at his best! Brilliant!
booring
Espectacular, como todo lo de Chéjov. El desrrollo de toda la historia termina en un desenlace perfecto. Uno de mis favoritos de este autor, junto con La Dama del Perrito.
Chekhov's mastery of the human condition is phenomenal.
Particularly liked 'A Fishy Affair'.
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the small seaport of Taganrog, southern Russia, the son of a grocer. Chekhov's grandfather was a serf, who had bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught himself to read and write.Yevgenia Morozov, Chekhov's mother, was the daughter of a cloth merchant.
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