Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Novellas and stories of Russian realism and modernism, in multiple translationsBy Anton Chekhov
Length132h 14m
About this audiobook
Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations gathers the master's compressed dramas of provincial longing, moral hesitation, failed love, illness, vanity, and fleeting illumination. Across pieces such as his clinical sketches, comic miniatures, and mature stories of spiritual unease, Chekhov refines a prose of radical restraint: plot loosens, atmosphere deepens, and revelation arrives obliquely. The inclusion of multiple translations usefully exposes the tonal delicacy of his Russian—its irony, tenderness, and conversational precision—placing him at the center of modern realism and the emergence of the open-ended short story. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, trained as a physician and active as a practicing doctor, brought to literature an unusually exact eye for symptom, gesture, and social environment. His life among patients, actors, impoverished clerks, landowners, teachers, and provincial families furnished the human range of his fiction. Writing in late imperial Russia, he transformed everyday disappointment into art without sentimentality or judgment. This volume is especially recommended for readers who want both breadth and nuance: students of literary modernism, admirers of psychological fiction, and anyone interested in how ordinary lives can disclose inexhaustible moral complexity.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length132 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 1, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Introduction:
7Biography by Constance Garnett
8Novellas and Short Stories:
9A LIVING CHATTEL
10BLISS [trans. by Marian Fell]
11JOY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
12AT THE BARBER’S
13AN ENIGMATIC NATURE
14A MATTER OF CLASSICS [trans. by Marian Fell]
15A CLASSICAL STUDENT [trans. by Constance Garnett]
16THE DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT CLERK
17A DAUGHTER OF ALBION
18THE TROUSSEAU
19AN INQUIRY
20FAT AND THIN
21A TRAGIC ACTOR
22THE SLANDERER [trans. by Herman Bernstein]
23THE SLANDERER [trans. by Herman Bernstein]
24THE BIRD MARKET
25CHORISTERS
26THE ALBUM
27MINDS IN FERMENT
28A CHAMELEON
29IN THE GRAVEYARD
30OYSTERS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
31OYSTERS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
32THE SWEDISH MATCH [trans. by Constance Garnett]
33THE SAFETY MATCH [trans by Julian Hawthorne]
34THE MARSHAL’S WIDOW
35SMALL FRY
36IN AN HOTEL
37BOOTS
38NERVES
39A COUNTRY COTTAGE
40MALINGERERS
41THE FISH
42A HORSEY NAME [trans. by Marian Fell]
43GONE ASTRAY
44THE HUNTSMAN
45A MALEFACTOR
46THE FATHER OF A FAMILY [trans. by Marian Fell]
47THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
48A DEAD BODY
49THE COOK’S WEDDING [trans. by Marian Fell]
50THE COOK’S WEDDING [trans. by Constance Garnett]
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