If a writer who told the stories of ordinary people like you and me, using only few pages, in the 1800s can make us read him in this day and age, he is a true master. I really liked this short story collection! Truly healing and magical. His earlier storied are well suited for such a purpose as they are all less than five pages and my commute is quite short. I had already read “White Nights” by Dostoevsky at high school, but for the literary challenge "Reading the World" I decided to discover another Russian author. Novel books. “When dawn comes I'm sitting in bed with my arms around my knees and, since I have nothing to do, am trying to know myself. I dont know if this review can warrant justice to the magnificence and brilliance of Anton Chekhov. Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories. It's … I enjoyed my daily dive into Chekhov's short stories for about a month, but the prospect of inching my way, five or so pages a day through his world grew less and less appealing and I quickly finished the last ten stories in a day. You see it in every one of his work. Chekhov overlays three stories that are amongst his most famous short stories in a trilogy sometimes referred to as "The Little Trilogy". (Chekhov wrote around 650 short stories, but this collection consists of only 38.) It was a revelation to learn that Chekhov wrote in Spanish. Chekhov is considered an exemplar author in the genre of Realism. Chekhov's short stories are just as good as his full-length plays, as far as I'm concerned. It's also well known under the alternative title A Boring Story which is the title listed in the short story section as a convenience to readers searching under that name. I spent many nights flipping to a random story and reading, and it did well to get me through the worst of these trying times. Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories. I suggest that anyone really interested in finding "the best", or rather their favorite, translation of anything, simply look at different ones and compare them; the Garnett translations are all available for free online. Acabo de leer "En la administración de correos", un cuento de Antón Chejov. Anton Chekhov Free Short Stories The inspirational short stories of Anton Chekhov are famous around the World.Some of the best loved stories and tales have been penned by this remarkable Russian author considered as one of the best short story writers in history and by some as the founder of short stories! April 17th 1979 Although Chekhov did not openly speculate on the fall of the old social order, his writing shows that he was caught up in the debate. And you'll be finding any time possible to read each and every other remaining story. This is an old volume of some of his shorter works, translated into Greek in the late 60s. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Chekhov was born in Taganrog, Russia in 1860. His earlier storied are well suited for such a purpose as they are all less than five pages and my commute is quite short. He was the third of six children. This collection contains only thirteen of the hundreds of stories written by Chekhov. The man was a genius and it's a real literary disaster we lost him so young - he died of TB aged 44. This one recalls beery evenings when I still shuddered from the emotional impact of such simple stories. The translation itself is good in my opinion, though good translation is 'in the eye of the beholder' really, it may not be what everyone considers the best, but it is a translation that captures Chekhov's style well. Anton Chekhov, in full Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (born January 29 [January 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia—died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Germany), Russian playwright and master of the modern short story.He was a literary artist of laconic precision who probed below the surface of life, laying bare the secret motives of his characters. That's all. Life and death occur with plenty of injustice along the way. I'll end this by once again commending Anton Chekhov, his writing is wonderful and unique, it will really make you think, and every story in this collection is worth reading many times over. Get a collection of the short stories of Chekhov and read every one. Quite liked this little collection. La verdad que no le veo la gracia, ni lo entiendo. (His short novels, available in another Norton volume, Seven Short Novels by Chekhov, have been omitted.) I wanted to read it to get an impression of Anton Chekhov's writing. Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above, What Happened to Offred? Chekhov studied at the Russian … My first impression is it is a world of dreariness and unfulfilled or unsatisfied desire. Footnotes have been supplied wherever necessary to explain peculiarities of Russian life and the historical era in which Chekhov lived and wrote. And everyone was silent, deep in thought, everything around was welcoming, young, so near— the trees, the sky, even the moon—and one wanted to think it would always be so.”. He wrote hundreds of short stories, one novel, and seven full-length plays. He was the third of six children. "Know yourself"--what splendid and useful advice; too bad the ancients never thought of showing how to use this advice.”, “April was just beginning, and after the warm spring day it turned cooler, slightly frosty, and a breath of spring could be felt in the soft, cold air.