This superb collection of thirty-five short stories by one of literature's masters of the form offers a larger and more representative sampling of Chekhov's early work than ever before. Sample of Contents: (1883) "Rapture", "An Incident at Law", " Fat and Thin", (1884) "Oysters", "The Cameleon", "The Complaints Book", (1885) "The Huntsman", "The Malefactor", "A Man of Ideas", (1886) "Romance with Double-Bass", "The Witch", "Kids", "The Objet d'Art", "Vanka", (1887), "A Drama", "Typhus", "The Kiss", (1888) "No Comment". ,

Chekhov: The Early Stories 1883-1888

Literature & Fiction

Anton Chekhov

History & Criticism

Collier Books

These critically hailed translations of The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters and the other Chekhov plays are the only ones in English by a Russian-language scholar who is also a veteran Chekhovian actor.
Without compromising the spirit of the text, Paul Schmidt accurately translates Chekhov's entire theatrical canon, rescuing the humor "lost" in most academic translations while respecting the historical context and original social climate.
Schmidt's translations of Chekhov have been successfully staged all over the U.S. by such theatrical directors as Lee Strasberg, Elizabeth Swados, Peter Sellars and Robert Wilson. Critics have hailed these translations as making Chekhov fully accessible to American audiences. They are also accurate -- Schmidt has been described as "the gold standard in Russian-English translation" by Michael Holquist of the Russian department at Yale University.

The Plays of Anton Chekhov

Dramas & Plays

Harper

In honour of its 35th anniversary, Ecco is proud to reissue Constance Garnett's 1929 13–volume Tales of Chekhov, heralded as one of the finest Chekhov translations ever. 
 Anton Chekhov's short fiction is admired and cherished by readers the world over. This stunning boxed set brings together the largest, most comprehensive selection of his stories, all full of humor, truth, and vast insight. Included are the familiar masterpieces–"The Kiss," "The Darling," and "The Lady with the Dog"––as well as several brilliant but lesser–known tales such as "A Blunder," "Hush!," and "Champagne." The entire collection is introduced by Richard Ford's perceptive essay "Why We Like Chekhov. while each individual volume includes a brief reminiscence on the meaning of Chekhov from a celebrated author, among them Nadine Gordimer, Susan Sontag, Harold Brodkey, Cynthia Ozick, and Russell Banks. Amidst a sea of Chekhov translations, Constance Garnett, who brought Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Turgenev to the English–speaking world, has a style particularly suited to Chekhov's prose. Her benchmark translations enable readers to immerse themselves in his world, experiencing the breadth of his talent in one voice.

Tales of Chekhov (13 Volume Set)

United States

Ecco

New Yorker editor and McSweeney's contributor Ben Greenman reshapes Russian literature's most celebrated stories around America's most popular pop culture icons, probing the deep complexities of Anton Chekov (not to mention those of Cruise or Kardashian). Thought-provoking and funny, these wryly re-imagined tales will be sure-fire favorites for every kind of reader, whether your favorite escapes are celebrity memoirs like L.A. Candy and The Truth about Diamonds, re-conceived classics like Wicked, literary parodies like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, or masterpieces of fiction from authors like Tolstoy, Pushkin and Chekhov himself.

Celebrity Chekhov: Stories by Anton Chekhov

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Harper-perennial

Anton Chekhov remarked toward the close of his life that people would stop reading him a year after his death. But his literary stature and popularity have grown steadily with the years, and he is accounted the single most important influence on the development of the modern short story. Edited and with an introduction by Avrahm Yarmolinsky, The Portable Chekhov presents twenty-eight of Chekhov’s best stories, chosen as particularly representative of his many-sided portrayal of the human comedy—including “The Kiss,” “The Darling,” and “In the Ravine”—as well as two complete plays; The Boor, an example of Chekhov’s earlier dramatic work, and The Cherry Orchard, his last and finest play. In addition, this volume includes a selection of letters, candidly revealing of Chekhov’s impassioned convictions on life and art, his high aspirations, his marriage, and his omnipresent compassion.

THE PORTABLE CHEKHOV.Edited with an introduction by Avrahm Yarmolinsky.New or revised translations,new bibliographies

Penguin

Although better-known as a playwright, in his stories Chekhov shows himself to be a master of detail and compression in conveying his morally bleak vision.

The Party And Other Stories (penguin Classics)

Penguin??Books

When Gurov sees the lady with the little dog on a windswept promenade, he knows he must have her. But she is different from his other flings - he cannot forget her ...Chekhov's stories are of lost love, love at the wrong time and love that can never be. United by the theme of love, the writings in the "Great Loves" series span over two thousand years and vastly different worlds. Readers will be introduced to love's endlessly fascinating possibilities and extremities: romantic love, platonic love, erotic love, gay love, virginal love, adulterous love, parental love, filial love, nostalgic love, unrequited love, illicit love, not to mention lost love, twisted and obsessional love...

A Russian Affair (Penguin Great Loves)

Romance

Penguin Classics/Press

The Lady with the Little Dog

Penguin Classics

Dmitri Gurov - banker, husband, father of two and serial adulterer - is stunned to find that he has fallen in love: with Anna, a beautiful young lady with a lapdog. Haunted by the memory of their brief affair, Dmitri refuses to let her slip from his life. This is one of 13 tales in this collection of the best of Chekhov's short stories. Books that save lives come in one colour Choose ("Penguin Classics") Red, "Save Lives Penguin Classics" has partnered with (Product) Red to bring you our selection of some of the best books ever written. We will be contributing 50 per cent of the profits from the sale of ("Penguin Classics") Red editions to the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Now great books can help save lives.

The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories (RED)

Literary

Uncle Vanya (Oxford Paperbacks)

Oxford University Press

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