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About Love and Other Stories

By: Anton Chekhov
Narrated by: Adam Grupper, T. Ryder Smith, Henry Strozier
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Raymond Carver called Anton Chekhov "the greatest short story writer who has ever lived". This unequivocal verdict on Chekhov's genius has been echoed many times by writers as diverse as Katherine Mansfield, Somerset Maugham, John Cheever, and Tobias Wolf. While his popularity as a playwright has sometimes overshadowed his achievements in prose, the importance of Chekhov's stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes - alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence - have as much relevance today as when they were written, and these superb new translations capture their modernist spirit. Elusive and subtle, spare and unadorned, the stories in this selection are among Chekhov's most poignant and lyrical. The book includes well-known pieces such as "The Lady with the Little Dog",'as well as less familiar work like "Gusev", inspired by Chekhov's travels in the Far East, and "Rothschild's Violin", a haunting and darkly humorous tale about death and loss. The stories are arranged chronologically to show the evolution of Chekhov's art.

©2004 Translation: Rosamund Bartlett (P)2014 Recorded Books
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One of the best narrations ever

Three superb narrators bring these stories to life -- which is a heavy lift considering how subtle and depressing Chekhov's stories can be. Rosamund Bartlett's translations also bring the stories to life. I couldn't be happier with this audiobook.

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Wonderful collection

I loved each story. It was always interesting to see how each story related to the topic of love.

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Well acted renditions of excellent stories

The stories in this collection as presented are:

chapter 1 - the huntsman
chapter 2 - on the road
chapter 3 - the letter
chapter 4 - fortune
chapter 5 - gusiev
chapter 6 - fish love
chapter 7,8 - the black monk
chapter 9 - rothschild's violin
chapter 10 - the student
chapter 11 - the house with the mezzanine
chapter 12 - in the cart
chapter 13 - the man in a case
chapter 14 - gooseberries
chapter 15 - about love
chapter 16 - the lady with the little dog
chapter 17 - at christmas time
chapter 18 - the bishop

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