Anton Chekhov

The Beauties (eBook, ePUB)

Essential Stories (Pushkin Classics)
Übersetzer: Pasternak Slater, Nicolas

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

New translations of the greatest stories by the Russian master of the form

Chekhov was without doubt one of the greatest observers of human nature in all its untidy complexity. His short stories, written throughout his life and newly translated for this essential collection, are exquisite masterpieces in miniature.

Here are tales offering a glimpse of beauty, the memory of a mistaken kiss, daydreams of adultery, a lifetime of marital neglect, the frailty of life, the inevitability of death, and the hilarious pomposity of ordinary men and women. They range from the lighthearted comic tales of his early years to some of the most achingly profound stories ever composed.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was born in Taganrog, Russia, the son of a grocer. While training as a doctor he supported his parents and siblings with his freelance writing, working as a journalist and composing hundreds of short comic pieces under a pen name for local magazines. In his twenties he began to write major works of drama, including The Seagull, Uncle Vanya and The Cherry Orchard, but he continued to write extraordinary short stories up until his death from tuberculosis at the age of 44.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pushkin Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782273813
• Artikelnr.: 49046619

Autorenporträt

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was born in Taganrog, Russia, the son of a grocer. While training as a doctor he supported his parents and siblings with his freelance writing, working as a journalist and composing hundreds of short comic pieces under a pen name for local magazines. In his twenties he began to write major works of drama, including The Seagull, Uncle Vanya and The Cherry Orchard, but he continued to write extraordinary short stories up until his death from tuberculosis at the age of 44.