{"product_id":"selected-stories-of-anton-chekhov-paperback","title":"Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina, \u003c\/i\u003e which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, \u003c\/i\u003e a collection of 30 of Chekhov's best tales from the major periods of his creative life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Considered the greatest short story writer, Anton Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition. 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,\" 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 a true understanding of his greatness.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled 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, 30 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. \u003cbr\u003eAtmospheric, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e have won the PEN Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize twice, for their version of Dostoevsky's\u003ci\u003e The Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e and for Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e. They are married and live in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52520105115955,"sku":"9780553381009","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NlRpQUlSeUhWUE80bWZia0w3ckFsZz09.webp?v=1760518440","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/selected-stories-of-anton-chekhov-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}