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Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 1979
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co
Date Published: 1979
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Date Published: 1979
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Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 1979-04-17
ISBN-13:9780393090024ISBN:0393090027
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Edition: Ralph E. Matlaw
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Ltd, USA
ISBN-13:9780393090024ISBN:0393090027
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"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."
"If you like novels, stick to the best...Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, de Assis, Faulkner, Kawabata. If you like short stories, do the same...read Poe, duMaupassant, or Chekov.
These are the world's best. My only small complaint about this book is that it does not include my favorite Chekov short story...Ward Number 6."
"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."
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