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The essential tales of Chekhov
Works. Selections. English. 1998
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"In this extraordinary collection of twenty tales, Richard Ford, a master short story writer in his own right, has selected his personal favorites from among more than two hundred of Chekhov's tale...
"In this extraordinary collection of twenty tales, Richard Ford, a master short story writer in his own right, has selected his personal favorites from among more than two hundred of Chekhov's tales and short novels. These stories, ordered chronologically from 1886 to 1899, are drawn from Chekhov's most fruitful years as a short story writer. The translation is by Constance Garnett, who brought Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Turgenev to the English-speaking world."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- edited and with an introduction by Richard Ford ; translation by Constance Garnett
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- English
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- First edition
- Hopewell, N.J. : Ecco Press, 1998
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- xix, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780880016070, 0880016078
- OCLC
- ocm39217783
- Introduction: Why we like Chekhov / Richard Ford -- A blunder -- A misfortune -- A trifle from life -- Difficult people -- Hush] -- Champagne -- Enemies -- The kiss -- Kashtanka -- The grasshopper -- Neighbours -- Ward No. 6 -- An anonymous story -- Peasants -- Gooseberries -- About love -- The darling -- The new villa -- On official duty -- The lady with the dog