Small Fry and Other Stories (Paperback)

Universally acclaimed as the master of the short-story form, Anton Chekhov begun his literary career as the author of brief tales and vignettes of Russian life when he was still a young medical student. Later rejected by the writer in the same self-effacing way in which he repudiated some of his most celebrated works, the stories in this collection are not only a testament to the early promise of his genius, but deserve to be appreciated for their lapidary vividness and their intrinsic stylistic quality. Mostly dealing with the lives of downtrodden "little" men and low-ranking civil servants as they steer their actions through the corruption and malpractice of Russian public officials, this volume - here presented in Stephen Pimenoff's lively new translation - bristles with wit and humour, and is tinged by that understated note of melancholy and lyricism that is a trademark of Chekhov's writing.

General

Imprint:	Alma Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2022
Authors:	Anton Chekhov
Translators:	Stephen Pimenoff
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-84749-884-7
Subtitles:	Russian
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General
LSN:	1-84749-884-1
Barcode:	9781847498847

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