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Praise for previous translations by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky:
"The reinventors of the classic Russian novel for our times." -PEN/BoMC Translation Prize Citation
"Their translations have become the standard English-language texts." -Newsday
"The Brothers Karamazov: " "One finally gets the musical whole of Dostoevksy's original." -"The New York Times Book Review
"Anna Karenina: " "The most scrupulous, illuminating and compelling version yet." -"The Oregonian
"The reinventors of the classic Russian novel for our times." -PEN/BoMC Translation Prize Citation
"Their translations have become the standard English-language texts." -Newsday
"The Brothers Karamazov: " "One finally gets the musical whole of Dostoevksy's original." -"The New York Times Book Review
"Anna Karenina: " "The most scrupulous, illuminating and compelling version yet." -"The Oregonian
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Anton Chekhov's short novels are here brought together in one volume for the first time, in a masterly new translation by the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
In these five short novels, Chekhov's masterful storytelling and his profound understanding of human nature are brilliantly evinced.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An Everyman classic publication so it's a visual joy before delving into the stories.
The English translation is so good that you really feel you are involved in Russian life. Wonderful stories evocative of the time they were written but still relevant today. Anguish, poverty, passion, humour, frustration and the foibles of society are superbly portrayed
The English translation is so good that you really feel you are involved in Russian life. Wonderful stories evocative of the time they were written but still relevant today. Anguish, poverty, passion, humour, frustration and the foibles of society are superbly portrayed
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
The Artifice of a Master
15 Jan 2006
Format:Hardcover
There is nothing more aesthetically pleasing than to surrender to the artifice of a master. One is deeply comforted in reading this collection of well-translated works. Chekhov reproduces human perception and experience with brilliant precision and insight. His deeply felt compassion and empathy lead him to an art that captures the consciousness of the most refined and the most tortured of souls. In "The Steppe," for instance, he almost cinematically creates the image of the Russian plains as a living being that casts its life force on a humble wagon train and a young boy crossing its great distances. This truly brilliant artist also compellingly and dramatically describes a mighty thunderstorm in such powerful strokes that one is utterly spellbound and engrossed in its fearsome energy. In "The Story of an Unknown Man," a consumptive servant narrates the events of his weak nihilistic upper-class master who is incapable of love. His master willfully torments a beautiful young woman who has sacrificed her marriage to come live with him, but in doing so, has condemned herself to his cynical disrespect. Before the age of tape recorders, Chekhov has recorded dialog in this work that is thoroughly authentic and captures underlying psychological motives and unconscious forces that push these people to the breaking point. But the narrator too is an intimate character in this work and finds himself drawn into the life of his employer. This subtle change is handled with such skill that one is completely convinced of its reality. Here's where Chekhov's artifice produces magic. Its choice of detail, its dialog, its plot, its events all combine to sculpt a living experience, one that will never die. Chekhov's art is immortal. I invite every reader to partake of this satisfying feast that has been created for us. Not only are all these short novels worth every minute of your time, but you will feel the power of true art when you read them and perhaps you will never again settle for anything less.
37 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Great Classic Russian Lit, great collection of stories
11 May 2005
Format:Hardcover
This collection of short stories of Chekhov, is mighty fine for anyone wanting to brush up on some great stories, or complete their collection of Russian literature. And like every Everyman book, you got your nice binding and tassle, what more could be asked for???!
I figured I'd go through the stories one by one
THE STEEPE - Probably one of the most poetic and dreamy stories I have ever read. I really enjoyed the scenes and the way Chekhov describes the countryside as a young boy travels along a cart running into many characters. Pure poetry.
THE DUEL - One of the most popular duel stories and scenes (not counting Hero of Our Time, or The Idiot) in all of Russian literature. A great microcosom of 2 individuals who end up resorting to pistols.
THE STORY OF AN UNKNOWN MAN - It is mentioned in the introduction that this is one Chekhov's least known stories. And it's too bad cause this one was EASILY MY FAVORITE suprisingly. A spy infiltrates a house as a servant, and through the course of knowing the inhabitants and the people who frequent the home, he develops a different mindset to his original agenda.
THREE YEARS - I found this still entertaining but it was my least favorite of the 5.
MY LIFE - Is a great story of a man renounces wealth and social position for a life of manual labor, but it's the conflict he has with his father over it that creates some great writing that Chekhov handles masterfully.
I was very pleased with the content of this addition, and I massively enjoyed Chekhov as a writer. He has some great stuff, and this collection is just the perfect thing.
I figured I'd go through the stories one by one
THE STEEPE - Probably one of the most poetic and dreamy stories I have ever read. I really enjoyed the scenes and the way Chekhov describes the countryside as a young boy travels along a cart running into many characters. Pure poetry.
THE DUEL - One of the most popular duel stories and scenes (not counting Hero of Our Time, or The Idiot) in all of Russian literature. A great microcosom of 2 individuals who end up resorting to pistols.
THE STORY OF AN UNKNOWN MAN - It is mentioned in the introduction that this is one Chekhov's least known stories. And it's too bad cause this one was EASILY MY FAVORITE suprisingly. A spy infiltrates a house as a servant, and through the course of knowing the inhabitants and the people who frequent the home, he develops a different mindset to his original agenda.
THREE YEARS - I found this still entertaining but it was my least favorite of the 5.
MY LIFE - Is a great story of a man renounces wealth and social position for a life of manual labor, but it's the conflict he has with his father over it that creates some great writing that Chekhov handles masterfully.
I was very pleased with the content of this addition, and I massively enjoyed Chekhov as a writer. He has some great stuff, and this collection is just the perfect thing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Nobody like him- as a writer and as a man
21 Mar 2012
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Chekhov was master of the short story, but he had to keep his word count down to submit his work to periodicals while working his way through medical school. After he became famous, he was able to expand his work into novellas which are even more insightful and polished. I think with some of his plays, they are by far his best work. If you are a reader, you haven't lived until you've read Chekhov, believe me! The translators of this volume are widely recognized as superb.
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