The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories

by Anton Chekhov

Overview

This collection includes the stories: The House with the Mezzanine, Typhus, Gooseberries, In Exile, The Lady with the Toy Dog, Goussiev, and My Life. According to Wikipedia: "Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian short-story writer, playwright and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in the history of world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455415540
Publisher:	Seltzer Books
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	726 KB

About the Author

Anton Chekhov, in full Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (born Jan. 29 [Jan. 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia-died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Ger.), major Russian playwright and master of the modern short story. He was a literary artist of laconic precision who probed below the surface of life, laying bare the secret motives of his characters. Chekhov's best plays and short stories lack complex plots and neat solutions. Concentrating on apparent trivialities, they create a special kind of atmosphere, sometimes termed haunting or lyrical. Chekhov described the Russian life of his time using a deceptively simple technique devoid of obtrusive literary devices, and he is regarded as the outstanding representative of the late 19th-century Russian realist school.