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Ward No. 6 and Other Stories (riverrun editions): a unique selection of Chekhov's novellas

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ward No. 6 and Other Stories (riverrun editions): a unique selection of Chekhov's novellas
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anton Chekhov
Translated by Constance Garnett
Contributions by Janet Malcolm
Seriesriverrun editions
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:448
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781787475946
ClassificationsDewey:891.733
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint riverrun
Publication Date 30 May 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A young man tries to figure out the best way to live. A young woman struggles to assert herself within a regrettable marriage. A doctor attempts to befriend his most interesting patient. This riverrun edition presents a selection of Chekhov's longer stories - novellas, effectively - in Constance Garnett's timeless translations. These four stories, THE WIFE, THE STEPPE, WARD NO. 6 and MY LIFE, tell of characters attempting to create meaning through work, connection with others and art; they deal with misunderstandings and loss; they celebrate brief joys, sudden passions and unsatisfied longings, all underscored by Chekhov's gentle wit and great humanity. This unique collection - selected and introduced by the celebrated Janet Malcolm - is unmissable for the enthusiast and a brilliant introduction to one of the nineteenth century's greatest writers.

Author Biography

Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. He trained as a doctor and practiced medicine throughout most of his literary career. Constance Garnett was an English translator of nineteenth-century Russian literature and one of the first English translators of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Chekhov. Janet Malcolm is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of The Journalist and the Murder and In the Freud Archives, among many others.