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About Love and Other Stories


Raymond Carver's unequivocal verdict on Chekhov's genius has been echoed many times by writers as diverse as Katherine Mansfield, Somerset Maugham, John Cheever, and Tobias Wolff. While his popularity as a playwright has sometimes overshadowed his achievements in prose, the importance of Chekhov's stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes -- alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence -- have as much relevance today as when they were written, and these superb new translations capture their modernist spirit. Elusive and subtle, spare and unadorned, the stories in this selection are among Chekhov's most poignant and lyrical. They include well-known pieces such as 'The Lady with the Little Dog', as well as less familiar work like 'Gusev', inspired by Chekhov's travels in the Far East, and 'Rothschild's Violin', a haunting and darkly humorous tale about death and loss.

Author(s): Anton Chekhov  

ISBN 10: 0199536686
ISBN 13: 9780199536689
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Publication: September 2008
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1. "New Chekhovs - Three Short Plays: ""The Summer of the Eclipse"", ""The Dental Surgeon"", ""Swansong""" (1998/01/01)
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6. A Woman's Kingdom Paperback (2005/12/31)
7. Anton Chekhov Multimedia (3/28/2005)
8. Anton Chekhov's Life and Thought: Selected Letters and Commentaries Paperback (January 1997)
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10. Anton Chekhov's Selected Plays (Norton Critical Edition Series) Paperback (November 2004)

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