About this title: Called the greatest of short story writers, Chekhov changed the genre with his depictions of Russian life and the human condition. Here, in a brand new collection by pre-eminent translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, are 30 of Chekhov's best tales from the major periods of his creative life.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Date Published: 2000-11-01
ISBN-13:9780553381009ISBN:0553381008
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780553381009ISBN:0553381008
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780553381009ISBN:0553381008
Description: New. 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 availa... read more
"this edition was at the library. read "the kiss" today to see what James wood meant by referencing it. the ending of Chekhov's short stories are blunt or tattered so that you are surprised that they end. it's sort of like losing something of importance to you. you regret it happened, but, somehow, the unfinished feelings associated with what was lost is bitter-sweet and so therefore, your memories of it are that much more poignant. i also finished "a woman's kingdom" today which was even more that way, but, the frankness with which the characters talk about class is astonishing from a 2009 american perspective. there is a ripe brutality to it that speaks of a kind of survivalist methodology; tinctured, of course, with a sense of grandeur on the part of those who are wealthy. curious to note from a cultural, historic perspective on class; considering things like social contracts and yet social Darwinism. i noticed that wealth, at this point in russian history, seemed to serve as an organizing principle for the classes because those who were wealthy were the ones who were visited during the holidays. everyone, from merchants, to orphanages and factory workers came by the house of the wealthy woman in this story to pay respects. the better put together, kind, softer, more graceful characters won higher respects from her which ultimately would indicate how their year would play out in terms of favors. what made one more agreeable than another? it seems mysterious, almost darwinistic at best, only because, it didn't matter if you were poor or rich; in this time period, without the safety nets of modern life and luxury, you had to have a certain 'something-ness' about you that spoke to good breeding or seemed appealing so that you could survive. in other words, it made me wonder about wealth from a primitive sense. "dreams" is another one that i read, which is very short and tremendously satisfying. i'm not done with it, but, for something so short, the way chekhov peaks interest in this mysterious character builds."
"FromJailer Jailed. "But no! some evil destiny had to fasten that treasure round my neck! And observe the irony of fate: I invented this liver complaint for the sole purpose of getting away from my wife. (42) All winter long I've dreamed of freedom; even in my waking dreams I saw myself alone.And Now? I'm stuck with her for the trip! (42)
From Ninochka a love story I'm barely alive. Damn it all! Other people don't let things get them down; they take injury, loss, or pain lightly.But it requires a mere trifle to depress and upset me" (28-29) "Yes women are a great riddle." (30)
"He would take the corner room, which formerly had been the storeroom, for himself. This room was rather dark and damp, and the entrance to it was through the kitchen, but on the other hand, he could perfectly well shut himself up in it and not be a nuisance to anyone." (33)"
"(I didn't actually read anything even approaching this edition, but until Goodreads supports Audiobooks, this is just going to have to do)
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 that it is in their mundanity that their fascnination lies.
Frankly, I think I need to listen to them again to get a proper impression of them - short stories are generally considerably more densely packed than their novelistic cousins, and these stories are no different."
"Chekhov represents a gap in my education, but one that won't be fully remedied anytime soon. I labored over 105 pages in this collection, and while there were a couple of stories ("The Huntsman, Easter Night") I really liked, the rest were a slog through knee-high mud. I picked up a contemporary volume of short stories yesterday after finishing Chekhov's "A Boring Story," (which lived up to its name, and at 50 pages more novella than short story, but who's counting?!) Suddenly, in the contemporary collection, there were issues and dialogue and characters to which I could relate. This one's going back to the library, which will leave Ibsen and Thomas Mann on my to-read list. (I did attempt The Magic Mountain once upon a time, but after 300 pages I was weary of reading about sputum-covered hankies. I stuck a tissue in the page where I'd bailed out and left it in my bookshelf as a reminder that life is too short for tedious books, no matter how celebrated.)"
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