The Complete Short Novels
$36.79
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2005
Summary
A masterful new translation of the five short novels of Chekhov, brought together in one volume. First time in paperback.
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400032921 |
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| ISBN-10: | 140003292X |
| Author: | Anton Chekhov, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 132mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
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Critics Review
Praise for previous translations by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky:
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
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov was the author of hundreds of short stories and several plays and is regarded by many as both the greatest Russian storyteller and the father of modern drama.
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