In Antosha’s stories, there is but one step from laughter to compassion. And one gets the impression that the heroes and their days are not the writer’s imagination, but life as it is. Townspeople and officials, clerks and doctors, actors and petty landowners—all have their own passions, tragedies, and triumphs. All this fascinates and amuses, makes one think, and simply lets the soul rest.
Contents
Drama—F. Ranevskaya, R. Plyatt
A Familiar Man—R. Plyatt
Diplomat—R. Plyatt
A Defenseless Creature—F. Ranevskaya
Thinkers — R. Plyatt
The Avenger V. Gaft
An Unpleasant Story—Oleg Tabakov
A Necessary Preface—O. Yankovsky
Anyuta—Andrei Mironov
A Mysterious Nature—L. Kasatkina
The Screw—A. Khorlin
Invisible to the World’s Tears—R. Plyatt
The Impresario under the Sofa—V. Nevinny
Anyuta—A. Mironov
A Mysterious Nature—L. Kosatkina
Ferment of Minds—A Khorlin
The Screw—A. Khorlin
Dear Dog A. Khorlin
The Daughter of Albion—A Khorlin
Life in Questions and Exclamations—A Khorlin
Red Tape—A Khorlin
Antosha Ch.'s Advertisement Office—A Khorlin
The Mask—A Khorlin
Revenge—A Khorlin
On the Nail—A Khorlin
Oversalted—A Khorlin
Letter to a Learned Neighbor—A Khorlin
Joy—A Khorlin
A Soft-Bodied Person—A Khorlin
A Novel with a Double Bass—A Khorlin
Siren—A Khorlin
A Nasty Story—A Khorlin
The Death of a Government Clerk—A Khorlin
The Fat and the Thin—A Khorlin
A Thousand and One Passions, or One Night—A Khorlin
Sergeant Prishibeyev -A Khorlin
Oysters—A Khorlin
The Chorus Girl—A Khorlin
Examination for Rank—A Khorlin
Misery—A Khorlin
Complaint Book—A Khorlin
Surgery—A Khorlin