The Portable Chekhov
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Few writers have captured the quiet anguish of the human condition with the precision and compassion of Anton Chekhov, and The Portable Chekhov — translated and edited by the outstanding authority Avrahm Yarmolinsky — presents the full breadth of his genius in one indispensable volume. This carefully curated anthology chronicles twenty-eight of his most celebrated short stories, two complete plays — The Cherry Orchard and The Bear — and a revealing selection from his personal letters, together composing an intimate portrait of 19th-century Russian life, with all its longing, absurdity, and quiet tragedy. Chekhov's mastery lies in his economy of language and his profound refusal to moralize, trusting the reader to feel the weight of what is left unsaid — a technique that irrevocably altered the course of modern fiction and drama. His characters are not heroes or villains but ordinary people suspended in moments of irreversible change, rendered with a tenderness that remains as startling today as it was in his own time. Yarmolinsky's authoritative translations ensure that the nuance and musicality of Chekhov's Russian prose are faithfully preserved, making this volume the definitive English-language introduction to the man Tolstoy called incomparable. For anyone who has yet to encounter Chekhov, this is the place to begin — and for those who already know him, a reason to return.
Author: Anton Chekhov
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few writers have captured the quiet anguish of the human condition with the precision and compassion of Anton Chekhov, and The Portable Chekhov — translated and edited by the outstanding authority Avrahm Yarmolinsky — presents the full breadth of his genius in one indispensable volume. This carefully curated anthology chronicles twenty-eight of his most celebrated short stories, two complete plays — The Cherry Orchard and The Bear — and a revealing selection from his personal letters, together composing an intimate portrait of 19th-century Russian life, with all its longing, absurdity, and quiet tragedy. Chekhov's mastery lies in his economy of language and his profound refusal to moralize, trusting the reader to feel the weight of what is left unsaid — a technique that irrevocably altered the course of modern fiction and drama. His characters are not heroes or villains but ordinary people suspended in moments of irreversible change, rendered with a tenderness that remains as startling today as it was in his own time. Yarmolinsky's authoritative translations ensure that the nuance and musicality of Chekhov's Russian prose are faithfully preserved, making this volume the definitive English-language introduction to the man Tolstoy called incomparable. For anyone who has yet to encounter Chekhov, this is the place to begin — and for those who already know him, a reason to return.