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Original Title: Later Short Stories, 1888-1903
ISBN: 0679603166 (ISBN13: 9780679603160)
Edition Language: English
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Later Short Stories, 1888-1903 Hardcover | Pages: 656 pages
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Title:Later Short Stories, 1888-1903
Author:Anton Chekhov
Book Format:Hardcover
Book Edition:Special Edition
Pages:Pages: 656 pages
Published:1999 by Modern Library
Categories:Short Stories. Classics. Fiction. Literature. Russian Literature. Cultural. Russia

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"        Chekhov is one of the few indispensable writers," said Susan Sontag. "His stories, which deluge us with feeling, make feeling more intelligent; more magnanimous. He is an artist of our moral maturity."
        This volume presents forty-two of Chekhov's later short stories, written between 1888 and 1903, in acclaimed translations by Constance Garnett and chosen by Shelby Foote. Among the most outstanding are "A Dreary Story," a dispassionate tale that reflects Chekhov's doubts about his role as an artist. Thomas Mann deemed it "a truly extraordinary, fascinating story . . . unlike anything else in world literature." "The Darling," a delightful work highly admired by Tolstoy, offers comic proof that life has no meaning without love. And in "The Lady with the Dog," which Vladimir Nabokov called "one of the greatest stories ever written," a chance affair takes possession of a bored young woman and a cynical roué, changing their lives forever. Also included in this collection are the famous trilogy, "The Man in a Case," "Gooseberries," and "About Love," as
well as "Sleepy," "The Horse-Stealers," and "Betrothed."
        "The greatest of Chekhov's stories are, no matter how many times reread, always an experience that strikes deep into the soul and produces an alteration there," wrote William Maxwell. "As for those masterpieces 'The Lady with the Dog,' 'The Horse-Stealers,' 'Sleepy,' 'Gooseberries,' 'About Love'--where else do you see so clearly the difference between light and dark, or how dark darkness can be."
        Shelby Foote has provided an Introduction for this edition.

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One of my favorite short story writers. Not quite light hearted, but well done nevertheless. Favorites include: "The Bet," "A Dreary Tale," "About Love," "The Lady With The Dog."



I returned Tuesday night from a business trip to San Francisco. My employer believes I was there to take part in two brief meetings on two separate days, which I did; but I personally believe that, sub specie aeternitatis, I was there to have a conversation with a taxi driver.There are only two things I like about business travel. The first is the chance to read undisturbed. I begin thinking about what book to bring a week before. I read on the airplane and return each day to my hotel at the

What I find remarkable about Chekhov is the subtlety and emotion he created out of such simple language. This collection displays stories written with the absolutism and finality of the immature heart yet also contains stories from a more sophisticated perspective, not particularly in any chronological order. Large tracts are grim belaboured suffering but also somehow fulfilling to a patient reader.3-1/2*

I put down the later short stories many times to ruminate on what I'd just digested; my hunger for Chekhov it seems strange to flip through the pages over a long span of time like perusing the newspaper when these are so involved stories of peasantry life. There are few generalities and I noticed little interfering. He affirms the harsh treatment of mankind on ourselves. There is love, but is there really? His crudeness is an eye-opener. He's a far cry from crude. If that is the only thing I

Absolutely brilliant. Highly recommended. In my opinion, he is the greatest short story writer of all time.

The only reason this doesn't have 5 stars is the translation, by Constance Garnett. I loved Garnett in high school, when I really wanted to know the words "prolix" and "pusillanimus." I give her the credit for my GRE score, but now she feels all lofty and latinate and far away from the gut-thunk of Chekhov's stories.And these are the best gut-thunking stories. In this book most people live fairly miserable lives. Some of them are very poor and oppressed. Some -- the worst of all -- are well-off