Книга: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov «The Complete Short Novels»

Производитель: "Everyman"

Серия: "s Library classics"

For the centenary of Chekhov`s death, a new translation of his short novels - brought together in one volume for the first time. Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, never wrote a full-length novel, but he wrote five works long enough to be called short novels. The Steppe - perhaps the most lyrical of the five - is an account of a young boy`s frightening journey to enroll at a distant school. The Duel sets two decadent figures - a fanatical rationalist and a man of literary sensibility - on a collision course. In The Story of an Unknown Man, a political radical becomes valet to the son of an important official in order to spy on him, but finds that his own terminal illness has changed his long-held priorities in startling ways. Three Years recounts the irony-laden life of a rich but passive Moscow merchant. In My Life, a man renounces wealth and social position for a life of manual labour, only to discover that the moral simplicity of his ideals is in conflict with the complex realities of life. In these five short novels, Chekhov`s masterful storytelling and his profound understanding of human nature are brilliantly evinced. ISBN:978-1-85715-277-7

Издательство: "Everyman" (2004)

ISBN: 978-1-85715-277-7