Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Selected stories from each period of Chekhov's career offer a humorous look at ordinary people in trying situations

Forty Stories

Nathan Griffin

Surprise...I gave 5 stars to something written a long time ago in Russia. 

These stories are sharp, precise, and biting. I can't imagine a world in which Chekhov's observations on the actions, passions, and often absurdity of humanity isn't relevant. Arranged in the order in which he wrote them, most of the the earlier ones are 1 or 2 page character sketches and it's interesting to see how his writing progressed as he grew older.

Forty Stories

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