false <![CDATA[Stories of Anton Chekhov]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165541706m/5693.jpg 5693 98 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.<br><br>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.<br> 84298 1899 Stories of Anton Chekhov total:2159|5:1091|4:708|3:310|2:54|1:7| 2159 9288 3190 191 0 3 false false Thu Mar 13 13:44:36 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 21:37:52 -0700 2008
The Russian Munro.

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Based on how others had raved, I sat down preparing to be completely blown...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 04:27:54 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 07 07:20:55 -0800 2008
Vale a pena ler pelos finais incríveis e pela intuição que a tudo alcança e abarca. Pode-se constatar no conto "Children" sobre - nada, a não ser como voyeurs espionando crianças brincando sós - e...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 07:54:43 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 10:57:10 -0700 2007
Without sounding too pseudo-intellectual, I now love Chekov. I used to avoid him like I would avoid men with goatees in coffee-bars, because frankly they would either quote from Baudelaire Fleurs de Mal or Chekov or worse yet have a dog-eared...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 18:52:07 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 19:17:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 14:17:36 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 15:17:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 14:17:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 18:08:02 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 14:56:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 18:00:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 08:32:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 16 04:14:17 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 04:19:20 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 02 09:39:09 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 16 11:54:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Mar 27 05:41:51 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 15:26:59 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 05:41:51 -0700 2009 All winter long I've dreamed of freedom; even in my waking dreams I saw myself alo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 02:18:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 10:46:20 -0800 2009
Stephen Fry's reading of Chekhov's short stories is beautiful, and the stories themselves fascinatingly mundane. I don't mean to dismiss them, just th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 10:38:24 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 14:10:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 17:35:27 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 17:36:34 -0800 2008 Chekhov’s stories are warmly intelligent, composed of prose that is usually utilitarian but occasionally prettily evocative, and littered with the kind of humble detail that seems inconsequential at first glance but lingers long in t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 22:13:43 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 22:13:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 02 19:02:42 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 19:57:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat May 26 22:52:50 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 12:58:05 -0700 2007
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