Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Author
Series
Modern library of the world's best books volume 50
Publisher
Modern Library
Language
English
6) Stories
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
xxv, 467 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Called the greatest of short story writers, Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition.
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 277
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xli, 548 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xii, 508 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Chekhov's genius left an indelible impact on every literary form in which he wrote, but none more so than short fiction. Now, renowned translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky give us their peerless renderings of fifty-two Chekhov stories--a full deck! These stories, which span the full arc of his career, reveal the extraordinary variety and unexpectedness of his work, from the farcically comic to the darkly complex, showing that there...
10) Best plays
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
c1956
Physical Desc
xiii, 296 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
11) Five plays
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
xxxi, 294 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
14) Nine plays
Author
Series
Universal library volume 59
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[c1946]
Physical Desc
248 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
16) The seagull
Author
Publisher
New York
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
xii, 71 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches...
Publisher
White Star
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
"Smychov, a double-bass player, is on his way to play at the betrothal ball of a princess. Arriving at the palace too early on a hot summer's day, he decides to take a quick skinny-dip in the royal lake. Unbeknownst to him, the Princess has decided to do the same" -- Container