false <![CDATA[The Complete Short Novels]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165541711m/5697.jpg 5697 3 Anton 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. 6624705 2004 The Complete Short Novels total:329|5:171|4:108|3:40|2:7|1:3| 329 1424 499 29 4 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 05:10:59 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 05:25:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 13:49:52 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 04:39:20 -0700 2009 The Steppe, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Duel, Story of an Unknown Man, My Life and Three Years.
They're all still very recognizable tropes, albeit slightly odd because of the Russian (writers') tendency to let peopl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 19:51:39 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 20:01:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 30 16:31:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 16:33:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 07:33:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 14:37:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jul 03 08:56:29 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 08:56:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 17:31:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 17:32:19 -0700 2009
P.S. Hoping I can get this done before classes start.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 28 23:35:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 23:40:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Oct 30 12:03:14 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 12:32:37 -0700 2007
p.s. this translation is my preference. i'd also che...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 08:25:35 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 14:56:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 09:27:26 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 26 22:14:58 -0800 2008
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The Steppe - 3 stars
The Duel - 5 stars
Story of an Unknown Man - 4 stars
Three Years - 2 stars
My Life - 4 stars]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 31 18:45:59 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 18:45:59 -0800 2008 Chekhov wrote it envisioning it as a five part symphony. The storm is violently iconic.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 11:46:09 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 11:47:46 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 19 20:59:46 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 11 10:56:17 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 18:19:02 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 18:27:49 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5697