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Anton Chekov's Short Stories - Anton Chekov

Description: Author: Anton Chekhov / Genre: Fiction

Newest Review: ... but good. These stories are wildly diverse in feeling and style but are the same whether humorous or philosophical, they all ... more

... create an atmosphere which is much, much greater than their few words. The earlier ones are funny, the later ones far more serious and meditate on love, being alone and the purpose of life. To read a mood and a scene set by Chekhov is to have painted for you a situation, or a relationship or a whole existence and made unforgettable. From the earlier comedies to the later, grimmer, more meditative ones you will find an extraordinary kaleidoscope of characters and scenes all coming to life in a glorious explosi...more

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Anton Chekov's Short Stories - Anton Chekov: Narnian Onions (890 words)
by - written on 12/10/00 (Very useful, 178 readings)
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How I’ve struggled to write this one! What on earth do you say to sum up Chekhov, himself the master of summing up? Well, you write, edit, write, edit and in the end give up and post your oh,so unworthy effort anyway. If you just persuade one more person to read him it will be worth a lot more that the 25 pence you’re going to get paid. So here we go, why I think you should give this man a try….. Someone reminded me the other day of the film Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson. Do you remember the moment when the Hoskin’s character realises his infatuation with that of Tyson’s is utterly hopeless? If you ... Read the complete review