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The Resource The complete short novels, Anton Chekhov ; translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; with an introduction by Richard Pevear

The complete short novels, Anton Chekhov ; translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; with an introduction by Richard Pevear

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Anton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be called short novels-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. The Steppe-the most lyrical of the five-is an account of a nine-year-old boy's frightening journey by wagon train across the steppe of southern Russia. The Duel sets two decadent figures-a fanatical rationalist and a man of literary sensibility-on a collision course that ends in a series of surprising reversals. In The Story of an Unknown Man, a political radical spying on an important official by serving as valet to his son gradually discovers that his own terminal illness has changed his long-held priorities in startling ways. Three Years recounts a complex series of ironies in the personal life of a rich but passive Moscow merchant. In My Life, a man renounces wealth and social position for a life of manual labor. The resulting conflict between the moral simplicity of his ideals and the complex realities of human nature culminates in a brief apocalyptic vision that is unique in Chekhov's work. From the Hardcover edition
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  • eng
  • rus
  • eng
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1st Vintage Classics ed.
Extent
xxii, 548 pages
Contents
  • The steppe
  • The duel
  • The story of an unknown man
  • Three years
  • My life
Isbn
9781400040490
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The complete short novels
Title
The complete short novels
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Anton Chekhov ; translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; with an introduction by Richard Pevear
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Language
  • eng
  • rus
  • eng
Summary
Anton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be called short novels-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. The Steppe-the most lyrical of the five-is an account of a nine-year-old boy's frightening journey by wagon train across the steppe of southern Russia. The Duel sets two decadent figures-a fanatical rationalist and a man of literary sensibility-on a collision course that ends in a series of surprising reversals. In The Story of an Unknown Man, a political radical spying on an important official by serving as valet to his son gradually discovers that his own terminal illness has changed his long-held priorities in startling ways. Three Years recounts a complex series of ironies in the personal life of a rich but passive Moscow merchant. In My Life, a man renounces wealth and social position for a life of manual labor. The resulting conflict between the moral simplicity of his ideals and the complex realities of human nature culminates in a brief apocalyptic vision that is unique in Chekhov's work. From the Hardcover edition
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1860-1904
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
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no index present
Language note
Translated into English from the original Russian
LC call number
PG3456.A13
LC item number
P48 2005
Literary form
fiction
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bibliography
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  • 1943-
  • 1860-1904
  • 1860-1904
  • 1860-1904
  • 1860-1904
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  • Pevear, Richard
  • Volokhonsky, Larissa
  • Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
  • Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
  • Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
  • Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
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Vintage classics
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
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The complete short novels, Anton Chekhov ; translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; with an introduction by Richard Pevear
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-548.)
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
  • The steppe
  • The duel
  • The story of an unknown man
  • Three years
  • My life
Control code
ocm61763627
Dimensions
20 cm.
Edition
1st Vintage Classics ed.
Extent
xxii, 548 pages
Isbn
9781400040490
Lccn
2003064595
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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(OCoLC)61763627
Label
The complete short novels, Anton Chekhov ; translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; with an introduction by Richard Pevear
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-548.)
Carrier category
volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The steppe
  • The duel
  • The story of an unknown man
  • Three years
  • My life
Control code
ocm61763627
Dimensions
20 cm.
Edition
1st Vintage Classics ed.
Extent
xxii, 548 pages
Isbn
9781400040490
Lccn
2003064595
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)61763627

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