{"product_id":"chekhov-stories-for-our-time-paperback","title":"Chekhov: Stories for Our Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBoris Fishman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMatt McCann\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Restless Classics edition of \u003ci\u003eChekhov: Stories for Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e presents a must-have collection by the great Russian author who captured humanity in all its complexity, and reintroduces Chekhov as a funny, playful, deeply human, and thoroughly modern writer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe great 19th-century Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov wrote nearly one thousand stories, a body of work that is unmatched in its alchemy of sensitivity, wisdom, precision, verve, soulfulness, and economy. Chekhov's sensibility was radically human and thoroughly modern: write not how you think things should be, but rather as they are. Universally recognized as one of the greatest short story writers of all time, he revolutionized the form and had a profound influence on his successors from Flannery O'Connor to Alice Munro. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the celebrated Russian-immigrant author Boris Fishman writes in his bold, incisive, and delightfully counterintuitive introduction to this Restless Classics collection, Chekhov is funny, optimistic, ceaselessly curious, and undogmatic--a significant break from the bleak and morally rigid tradition of his contemporaries Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. Unlike those peers born to privilege, Chekhov was raised in the peasantry and worked as a doctor. In his writing, he portrays the complexity of human beings as changeable and contingent, neither saints nor sinners--an approach intimately linked with his work as a clinician and humanitarian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chekhov's humanity, just as much as his mastery of the writing craft, is potent medicine in times that seem so divided by ideology and antipathy for groups seen as \"other.\" The first new selection of his work in over a decade, the Restless Classics edition of \u003ci\u003eChekhov: Stories for Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e pairs beloved favorites with lesser known gems, all stunningly illustrated by Matt McCann: a perfect introduction for novices and a must-have for Chekhov devotees.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnton Pavlovich Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (1860 - 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. The son of a grocer, he was born into a large family in Taganrog, Russia. As he studied in medical school, he supported the family by writing hundreds of stories under a pen name for local magazines. In his twenties, he shifted his focus to drama, writing plays that would signal the birth of modernism in theater: \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull, Uncle Vanya\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside his work as a doctor, he continued to write extraordinary short stories--nearly one thousand in all--until his death from tuberculosis at the age of 44. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoris Fishman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States in 1988 at nine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Replacement Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDon't Let My Baby Do Rodeo\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperCollins), both \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. He has won the Sophie Brody Medal from the American Library Association and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. His journalism, essays, and criticism have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravel \u0026amp; Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. His next book is a work of creative nonfiction, a family history told through recipes. He lives in New York City and teaches creative writing at Princeton University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Translators: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstance Garnett \u003c\/b\u003ewas an English translator who rendered the great works of Russian literature in English during the first half of the 20th century. She was not only the first to translate Dostoyevsky and Chekhov into English, but also the complete works of Turgenev and Gogol and the major works of Tolstoy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlan Stavans\u003c\/b\u003e is the Lewis-Sebring Professor in the Humanities, Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, publisher of Restless Books, and host of NPR's \"In Contrast.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Gurvets\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City and attended Amherst College, where he studied Russian and Mathematics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Illustrator: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt McCann\u003c\/b\u003e works at the photo desk \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where he's been working in one form or another since 2011.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770464305440,"sku":"9781632061805","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/17d808114843ff6f9b0f81750485e236.webp?v=1780372224","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chekhov-stories-for-our-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}