| In the Ravine & Other Stories Contributor(s): Chekhov, Anton (Author), Bailey, Paul (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1509899804 ISBN-13: 9781509899807 Publisher: MacMillan Collector's Library OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 891.733 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 3.9" W x 6" (0.40 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anton Chekhov was one of the world's most accomplished short-story writers and this new collection displays the breadth and variety of his genius. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. In the Ravine & Other Stories are translated by Constance Garnett and selected and introduced by Paul Bailey. Chekhov had an incomparable ability to write about the seemingly every day with insight, humour and compassion. His characters are brilliantly drawn, from the church warden who's convinced his wife's a witch because strangers arrive on the doorstep whenever there's a storm, to the wronged wife who confronts her husband's chorus-girl lover, to the melancholy school teacher who imagines how her life might have been. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chekhov, Anton: - Anton Chekhov was born in 1860 in a small town on the Sea of Azov. His plays include Ivanov, Platonov, Uncle Vanya, On the High Road, and The Proposal, among others. As he was beginning to gain international recognition as a major dramatist, he suffered two heart attacks and died in Badenweiler, Germany. |