Selected Stories Revised Edition Contributor(s): Chekhov, Anton (Author), Andrew, Joe (Introduction by), Andrew, Joe (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 1853262889 ISBN-13: 9781853262883 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1996 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Wordsworth Classics |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5" W x 7.83" (0.29 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: With an Introduction and Notes by Joe Andrew, Professor of Russian Literature, Keele University. Anton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories. He constructs stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which leave much to the reader's imagination. This collection contains some of the most important of his earliest and shortest comic sketches, as well as examples of his great, mature works. Throughout, the doctor-turned-writer displays compassion for human suffering and misfortune, but is always able to see the comical, even farcical aspects of the human condition. Chekhov sees and depicts life with unwavering honesty and truthfulness, although a clear moral sense can be detected beneath his apparent objectivity. |