{"product_id":"9780241444245","title":"Fifty-Two Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Chekhov, Anton \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/07\/2021,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 528 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241444245,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This beautifully produced edition collects, in chronological order, fifty-two of Anton Chekhov's short stories written between 1883 and 1898. It is a 'full deck', intended to reflect the diversity and inventiveness of the author's lesser-known fiction ... compelling and even graceful' The Times Literary SupplementA masterfully rendered volume of Chekhov's stories from award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonskyChekhov's genius left an indelible impact on every literary form in which he wrote, but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enone more so than short fiction. Now, renowned translators Richard Pevear and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky give us their superb renderings of fifty-two Chekhov\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estories. This volume, which spans the full arc of Chekhov's career\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand includes a number of tales translated into English for the first time,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereveals the extraordinary variety of his work. Ranging from the farcically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomic to the darkly complex, the stories are populated by a remarkable range\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof characters who come from all parts of Russia, all walks of life, and who,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etaken together, have democratized the short story.  This is a collection that promises profound\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edelight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The premier Russian-to-English translators of the era' The New Yorker'The reinventors of the classic Russian novel for our times' PEN\/Book of the Month Translation Prize Citation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54872952570229,"sku":"9780241444245","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241444245_c8460dcb-98e4-4044-971b-ce233be764d5.jpg?v=1759681884","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9780241444245","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}