If any writer can be said to have invented the modern short story, it is Anton Chekhov. It is not just that Chekhov democratized this art form; more than that, he changed the thrust of short fiction from relating to revealing. And what marvelous and unbearable things are revealed in these Forty Stories. The abashed happiness of a woman in the presence of the husband who abandoned her years before. The obsequious terror of the official who accidentally sneezes on a general. The poignant astonishment of an aging Don Juan ...
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If any writer can be said to have invented the modern short story, it is Anton Chekhov. It is not just that Chekhov democratized this art form; more than that, he changed the thrust of short fiction from relating to revealing. And what marvelous and unbearable things are revealed in these Forty Stories. The abashed happiness of a woman in the presence of the husband who abandoned her years before. The obsequious terror of the official who accidentally sneezes on a general. The poignant astonishment of an aging Don Juan overtaken by love. Spanning the entirety of Chekhov's career and including such masterpieces as "Surgery," "The Huntsman," "Anyuta," "Sleepyhead," "The Lady With the Pet Dog," and "The Bishop," this collection manages to be amusing, dazzling, and supremely moving--often within a single page.
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Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Torn pages: YES ] [ Edition: reprint ] [ Water Damage: SLIGHT doesn't affect use ] Publisher: Vintage Pub Date: 3/6/1991 Binding: Paperback Pages: 384 Cover of book is very worn and torn.
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Illustrated by BLECK, LINDA COVER ART. Very Good. 5X8" VERY GOOD CONDITION clean, solid, bright; white & blue titles on matte white paper COVERS...; 344pg pages; Chekhov's art is more than merely Chekhovian. It is dedicated to explicit and definitive portraiture and the muscular trajectory of whole lives.
