5/25/2023 0 Comments Selected stories of anton chekhov![]() ![]() From characteristically brief, evocative early pieces such as The Huntsman and the tour de force A Boring Story, to his best-known stories such as The Lady with the Little Dog and his own personal favorite, The Student, Chekhovs short fiction possesses the transcendent power of art to awe and change the reader. Considered the greatest short story writer, Anton Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition. Book Synopsis Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, and Anna Karenina, which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to The Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, a collection of thirty of Chekhovs best tales from the major periods of his creative life. Here, in a brand new collection by pre-eminent translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, are 30 of Chekhovs best tales from the major periods of his creative life. ![]() About the Book Called the greatest of short story writers, Chekhov changed the genre with his depictions of Russian life and the human condition. ![]()
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