Selected Stories
  • Published: 1 April 2003
  • ISBN: 9780451528797
  • Imprint: Signet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $16.99

Selected Stories

(150th Anniversary Edition)

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150th Anniversary Edition

Praised by Tolstoy as an "incomparable artist", Chekov is considered one of the masters of the short story. This collection features twenty of his most noted stories, including The Confession, Ninotchka, and The Cure for Drinking.
  • Published: 1 April 2003
  • ISBN: 9780451528797
  • Imprint: Signet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $16.99
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About the author

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov was a Russian author and playwright who has been hailed as the master of the modern short story. Born in 1860 in Taganov, he studied at medical school before becoming a writer. Among his best known short tales are 'The Steppe' (which won him the Pushkin Prize in 1888), 'Ward No. 6' (1892) and 'The Lady with the Dog' (1889), while his plays include The Seagull (1895), Uncle Vanya (1897), The Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904), all of which are widely acclaimed as masterpieces. He died in July 1904 in Badenweiler, Germany.

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