It’s known that Chekhov didn’t write any novels, but his short stories are like little novels—each one reveals an entire universe of meanings and characters. Harsh yet merciful, satirically bitter and lyrically honeyed—this is Chekhov, the singer of gone-away estate-gentry Russia.
Contents:
The Death of a Government Clerk
Thick and Thin
The Chameleon
A Horse’s Surname
Overdone
A Jumping Girl
Ionych
A Man in a Case
A Lady with a Dog