This is a nice collection of
short novels, translated by Pevear and Volokhonsky, although
The Shooting Party is missing. It includes
The Steppe,
the Duel and three other stories written between 1888 and 1893. He also published
Sakhalin Island during this time. Unfortunately, on-line texts of
The Shooting Party and
Sakhalin Island don't seem readily available, but
Read Print has a pretty extensive library of
Chekhov.
I have two collections of Chekhov stories, the Modern Library edition of stories dating from 1888 - 1903, and the Everyman's Library edtion, My Life and Other Stories. Let's read something.
ReplyDeleteSounds good. Which story would you like to do first?
ReplyDeleteBoth of my collections include "A Dreary Story," which I've always avoided because of the title. In his introduction to the Modern Library edition, Shelby Foote describes it as outstanding and "a dispassionate tale that reflects Chekhov's doubts about his role as an artist."
ReplyDeleteAnother story that might lead to an interesting discussion is "Ward 6."
Do you have any favorites?
It's been a while, rick, since I read any of his short novels or short stories. Most recently I read The Lady with the Dog, which was interesting but didn't really grab me. I remember liking The Steppe. I'll leave it to you to pick a title and I'll join you in reading it.
ReplyDeleteLet's read Ward 6.
ReplyDeleteSounds good.
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