Fifty-Two Stories

Fifty-Two Stories
Anton Chekhov, Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear
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Hardback
h240 x 156mm - 528pg
16 Jul 2020 UK
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9780241444238
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Chekhov's genius left an indelible impact on every literary form in which he wrote, but none more so than short fiction. Now renowned translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky give us their superb renderings of fifty-two Chekhov stories. These stories, which span the full arc of his career, reveal the extraordinary variety of his work, from the farcically comic to the darkly complex. Including several never-before-translated stories, this is a collection that promises to delight.
A marvel of imagination . . . welcome gathering of work, some not often anthologised, by an unrivalled master of the short story form * Kirkus Reviews *
The indefatigable translating team of Pevear and Volokhonsky deliver a first-rate collection of Chekhov's stories that highlight their extraordinary variety. * Kirkus Reviews *
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), the grandson of a former serf and son of a grocer, was born in Taganrog, a port in Southern Russia. His childhood was overshadowed by his frightening father, but he was close to his mother. While he was at university, his father was defrauded and went bankrupt, leaving the family in dire financial straits; Chekhov supported them almost single-handedly by selling stories and sketches to magazines. Although a doctor by profession, he soon became famous for his brilliant stories and plays, and is today recognised as one of the greatest short story writers of all time.

Richard Pevear, along with his wife Larissa Volokhonsky, has translated works by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bulgakov and Pasternak. They both were twice awarded the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize (for Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina). They are married and live in France.

Larissa Volokhonsky, along with her husband Richard Pevear, has translated works by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bulgakov and Pasternak. They both were twice awarded the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize (for Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina). They are married and live in France.
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ISBN-13: 9780241444238
Published: 16 Jul 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 528

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