Assembled at last in a single volume is the first substantial collection of Chekhov''s comic stories. Wid ely regarded as an exclusively serious author, these stories reveal an unexpectedly humorous side to the intellectual Ru ssian writer. '
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Harvey Pitcher's previous works include the seminal The Chekhov Play: A New Interpretation, Chekhov's Leading Lady and Chekhov: The Early Stories (co-translated with Patrick Miles). After graduating from St John's College, Oxford, he started the Russian Department at St Andrews University. A lifelong Chekhov enthusiast who is now regarded as the leading translator of Chekhov's literary works, he is now a full-time writer and lives in Norfolk.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing with unclipped dust jacket. Small chip to top of jacket spine and some creasing to rear jacket panel which appears to have been carried out during the publishing/distribution process. A collection of 40 of Chekhov's humorous short stories, some of them written under the pseudonym Antosha Chekhonte, which he used before he became recognised as a writer of significance. This is the first time that a collection of comic stories has been published. Seller Inventory # 003639
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st in this edition in immaculate condition very clean throughout. This collection of short stories is the first in the English language to be devoted to Chekhov's comic tales and contains forty stories. Seller Inventory # 002943
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