The Duel and Other Stories (riverrun editions): an exquisite collection from one of Russia's greateat...

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Anton Chekhov Constance Garnett

The Duel and Other Stories (riverrun editions)

an exquisite collection from one of Russia's greateat writers

Anton Chekhov, Constance Garnett, Janet Malcolm

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English

RIVERRUN
28 January 2020

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: riverrun editions

A married woman restlessly seeks a deeper love.

An insomniac ponders the meagreness of his life.

A man loses the respect of his family because of a counterfeit coin.

A duel of wits escalates into a clash of cultures - and more.

THE DUEL AND OTHER STORIES is the second in an exclusive three-volume edition of Chekhov's stories. Encompassing the intricacy and range of social connection, these exquisitely crafted stories trace the mutability of our everyday relationships as they stall, separate or entwine. In the strangely lyrical deadpan prose so characteristic of Chekhov's drama, they expose the misplaced affections, broken vows, and brilliant dreams of what it is to be human.

This unique collection offers a perfect introduction to one of Russia's - and the world's - greatest writers.

By: Anton Chekhov
Contributions by: Janet Malcolm
Translated by: Constance Garnett
Imprint: RIVERRUN
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781787475960
ISBN 10: 1787475964
Series: riverrun editions
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 January 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.