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丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 賵賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶
賲賳 廿氐丿丕乇丕鬲 (卮乇賵賯 亘賳噩賵賷賳).
鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賮丕鬲賳丞 賱鬲卮賷禺賵賮 (丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘) 胤亘賷毓丞 毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丕賱丨亘 禺丕乇噩 廿胤丕乇 丕賱夭賵丕噩, 賵賲丕 賷氐丕丨亘 賴匕丕 丕賱丨亘 賲賳 乇賵賲丕賳爻賷丞 賲孬丕賱賷丞, 賵禺賵賮 卮丿賷丿 賲賳 禺賷亘丞 丕賱兀賲賱. 賰賲丕 鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱兀禺乇賶 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍, 賵賯賱丞 丨賷賱鬲賴賲 賮賷 賲賵丕噩賴丞 賯爻賵丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賮丕鬲賳丞 賱鬲卮賷禺賵賮 (丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘) 胤亘賷毓丞 毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丕賱丨亘 禺丕乇噩 廿胤丕乇 丕賱夭賵丕噩, 賵賲丕 賷氐丕丨亘 賴匕丕 丕賱丨亘 賲賳 乇賵賲丕賳爻賷丞 賲孬丕賱賷丞, 賵禺賵賮 卮丿賷丿 賲賳 禺賷亘丞 丕賱兀賲賱. 賰賲丕 鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱兀禺乇賶 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍, 賵賯賱丞 丨賷賱鬲賴賲 賮賷 賲賵丕噩賴丞 賯爻賵丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
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First published January 1, 1899
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About the author
Anton Chekhov
5,351听books9,475听followersDramas, such as
The Seagull
(1896, revised 1898), and including "A Dreary Story" (1889) of Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, also Chekov, concern the inability of humans to communicate.
Born ( 袗薪褌芯薪 袩邪胁谢芯胁懈褔 效械褏芯胁 ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular M贸r J贸kai. People also mocked ideological optimism of J贸kai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against Alfred Dreyfus, his friendship with Suvorin ended
Born ( 袗薪褌芯薪 袩邪胁谢芯胁懈褔 效械褏芯胁 ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular M贸r J贸kai. People also mocked ideological optimism of J贸kai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against Alfred Dreyfus, his friendship with Suvorin ended
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April 22, 2023
賱賵賱丕 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱賮噩丕卅賷丞 賱兀毓胤賷鬲賴丕 賳噩賲丞 兀禺乇賶.
April 2, 2022
When I read the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink, I became aware of one of twelve short stories "Die Dame mit dem H眉ndchen" by Chehov's. In general, these short stories are about women from different social groups who reveal their feelings about relationship and adultery. Chekhov's unique and meaningful style impressed me the most, as none of his stories seemed boring or monotonous to me.
Consequently, these stories are absolutely recommended and especially worth reading.
Consequently, these stories are absolutely recommended and especially worth reading.
June 7, 2019
Me gusta mucho la tristeza de Ch茅jov, la emoci贸n que le pone a las peque帽as cosas.
Esta antolog铆a cuenta con 10 cuentos, por lo tanto muchos no tienen m谩s de 20 p谩ginas y como me ocurre siempre con los relatos muchos me han sabido a poco...
A煤n as铆 he disfrutado mucho de todos ellos, siendo 'Casa con desv谩n' mi preferit铆simo y gust谩ndome mucho tambi茅n 'En casa' y 'Enemigos'.
Con lo breves que son estas historias el autor consigue que se queden rondando durante mucho tiempo por la cabeza.
Esta antolog铆a cuenta con 10 cuentos, por lo tanto muchos no tienen m谩s de 20 p谩ginas y como me ocurre siempre con los relatos muchos me han sabido a poco...
A煤n as铆 he disfrutado mucho de todos ellos, siendo 'Casa con desv谩n' mi preferit铆simo y gust谩ndome mucho tambi茅n 'En casa' y 'Enemigos'.
Con lo breves que son estas historias el autor consigue que se queden rondando durante mucho tiempo por la cabeza.
July 14, 2017
鬲賲囟賷 丨賷丕鬲賰 毓賱賶 乇賵鬲賷賳 賲毓賷賳 賵亘兀丨丿丕孬 賯賱賷賱丞 賵鬲賰賵賳 乇丕囟賷丕 毓賳賴丕貙 丕賵 賴賰匕丕 賷鬲賴賷兀 賱賰.
賵賮噩兀丞 鬲賯丕亘賱 卮禺氐丕 賷賯賱亘 丨賷丕鬲賰 乇兀爻丕 毓賱賶 毓賯亘. 賵鬲亘丿兀 賮賷 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丨賱賵賱 賱鬲亘賯賶 亘丕賱賯乇亘 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱卮禺氐.
賵賱賰賳 賷賰賵賳 丕賱丨賱 亘毓賷丿丕 賮丕賯丿 噩丕亍 賴匕丕 丕賱卮禺氐 賮賷 丕賱鬲賵賯賷鬲 丕賱禺胤兀.
賵賮噩兀丞 鬲賯丕亘賱 卮禺氐丕 賷賯賱亘 丨賷丕鬲賰 乇兀爻丕 毓賱賶 毓賯亘. 賵鬲亘丿兀 賮賷 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丨賱賵賱 賱鬲亘賯賶 亘丕賱賯乇亘 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱卮禺氐.
賵賱賰賳 賷賰賵賳 丕賱丨賱 亘毓賷丿丕 賮丕賯丿 噩丕亍 賴匕丕 丕賱卮禺氐 賮賷 丕賱鬲賵賯賷鬲 丕賱禺胤兀.
June 18, 2023
- 賯氐丞 賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丞 丕禺乇賶 賲賳 丕丿亘 鬲卮賷禺賵賮 丕賱鬲氐賵賷乇賷.. 鬲鬲賲丕卮賶 賲毓 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷 丕賱爻丕卅丿 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱毓氐乇... 夭賵噩 賷賴乇亘 賲賳 夭賵噩鬲賴 丕賱賶 丕丨囟丕賳 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賮賷 賲睾丕賲乇丞 噩丿賷丿丞 賰賱賲丕 爻賳丨鬲 賮乇氐丞 .. 丕賱賶 丕賳 賷賱鬲賯賷 亘丕賱卮賯乇丕亍 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘... 賷囟賷賮賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱賯丕卅賲丞貙 賱賷鬲亘賷賳 賱賴 賱丕丨賯丕賸 丕賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲賰賳 毓賱丕賯丞 毓丕亘乇丞 亘賱 丕丨亘賴丕賾
- 賴賷 丕賷囟丕賸貙 鬲夭賵噩鬲 卮禺氐丕賸 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮賴貙 賯丿賲鬲 賱賴 噩爻丿賴丕 丿賵賳賲丕 丨亘 (賱夭賵噩賴丕)貙 賵賯丿賲鬲 匕丕鬲 丕賱噩爻丿 丕賱賶 "噩賵乇賵賮" 賮禺丕賳鬲 賳賮爻賴丕 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賵夭賵噩賴丕 賮賷 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 賱賰賳賴丕 丕丨亘鬲賴!!
- 賵鬲賰賲賱 丕賱賯氐丞 亘賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丞 爻乇賷丞 (賵賴匕賴 賲賳鬲卮乇丞 噩丿丕賸 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賷丕賲 賵賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱兀賷丕賲 毓賱賶 丨丿 爻賵丕亍)貙 賵賷亘賯賷丕 賷賱鬲賯賷丕賳 亘丕賱爻乇 賵賷毓賷卮丕賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱禺丕氐丞 亘賴賲丕 亘毓賷丿丕賸 毓賳 丕毓賷賳 丕賱亘卮乇..
- 賷亘賯賶 丕賱爻丐丕賱 丕賮毓賱丕賸 丕丨亘賴丕 賵丕丨亘鬲賴責 丕爻賷賰賲賱丕賳 丕賲 爻鬲兀鬲賷 卮賯乇丕亍 丕禺乇賶 賱丕丨賯丕賸責
- 賴賷 丕賷囟丕賸貙 鬲夭賵噩鬲 卮禺氐丕賸 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮賴貙 賯丿賲鬲 賱賴 噩爻丿賴丕 丿賵賳賲丕 丨亘 (賱夭賵噩賴丕)貙 賵賯丿賲鬲 匕丕鬲 丕賱噩爻丿 丕賱賶 "噩賵乇賵賮" 賮禺丕賳鬲 賳賮爻賴丕 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賵夭賵噩賴丕 賮賷 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 賱賰賳賴丕 丕丨亘鬲賴!!
- 賵鬲賰賲賱 丕賱賯氐丞 亘賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丞 爻乇賷丞 (賵賴匕賴 賲賳鬲卮乇丞 噩丿丕賸 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賷丕賲 賵賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱兀賷丕賲 毓賱賶 丨丿 爻賵丕亍)貙 賵賷亘賯賷丕 賷賱鬲賯賷丕賳 亘丕賱爻乇 賵賷毓賷卮丕賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱禺丕氐丞 亘賴賲丕 亘毓賷丿丕賸 毓賳 丕毓賷賳 丕賱亘卮乇..
- 賷亘賯賶 丕賱爻丐丕賱 丕賮毓賱丕賸 丕丨亘賴丕 賵丕丨亘鬲賴責 丕爻賷賰賲賱丕賳 丕賲 爻鬲兀鬲賷 卮賯乇丕亍 丕禺乇賶 賱丕丨賯丕賸責
November 10, 2018
賵賰兀賳賲丕 賰丕賳丕 胤丕卅乇賷賳 賲賴丕噩乇賷賳貙 匕賰乇丕賸 賵兀賳孬賶貙 兀賲爻賰賵丕 亘賴賲丕 賵兀噩亘乇賵賴賲丕 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賷卮 賮賶 賯賮氐賷賳 賲賳賮乇丿賷賳.
賷噩亘乇賳丕 丕賱賯丿乇 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 兀賳 賳賯丕亘賱 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱氐丨賷丨 賮賶 丕賱賵賯鬲 睾賷乇 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘 賰賲丕 賮賶 丨丕賱丞 亘胤賱賶 賯氐鬲賳丕貙 賮賷噩賲毓賴賲丕 丕賱丨亘 賵鬲賮乇賯賴賲丕 丕賱馗乇賵賮 賵丕賱兀丨賵丕賱貙 賮丿賷賲賷鬲乇賶 乇噩賱 賲鬲夭賵噩 賯丕乇亘 丕賱兀乇亘毓賷賳 賲賳 丕賱毓賲乇 賵丌賳丕 爻賷乇噩賷賷賮賳丕 廿賲乇兀丞 賲鬲夭賵噩丞 鬲氐睾乇賴 亘毓賯丿賷賳 賵賰賱丕賴賲丕 睾賷乇 爻毓賷丿 賮賶 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱夭賵噩賷丞貙 噩賲毓鬲賴賲丕 丕賱氐丿賮丞 賵兀丨亘 賰賱丕賸 賲賳賴賲丕 丕賱丌禺乇 賵賰丕賳 賱夭丕賲丕賸 毓賱賷賴賲丕 丕鬲禺丕匕 丕賱賯乇丕乇 丕賱氐毓亘 賵兀賳 賷鬲乇賰 賰賱 賵丕丨丿 賲賳賴賲丕 丕賱丌禺乇 賱兀賳 丌賳丕 爻乇噩賷賷賮賳丕 賱丕 鬲乇囟賶 廿賱丕 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱卮乇賷賮丞 賵賱賳 鬲爻賲丨 賱賴 亘兀賳 賷賲鬲賴賳 賰乇丕賲鬲賴丕 賵賷賳丕賱 賲賳賴丕貙 鬲賮賴賲 丿賷賲賷鬲乇賶 匕賱賰 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 賵兀氐亘丨 賱丕 賷賮賰乇 爻賵賶 賮賶 丌賳丕 賵鬲乇賰 賳夭賵丕鬲賴 賵賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲賴 丨亘丕賸 賮賶 兀賲乇兀丞 賱賳 鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 賳氐賷亘賴 賷賵賲丕賸.
賰丕賳 賷毓賷卮 丨賷丕鬲賷賳: 丨賷丕丞 馗丕賴乇丞貙 賷毓乇賮賴丕 賵賷乇丕賴丕 賰賱 賲賳 賷賳亘睾賷 兀賳 賷毓乇賮賴丕 賵賷乇丕賴丕貙 丨賷丕丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱氐丿賯 丕賱賳爻亘賷 賵丕賱禺丿丕毓 丕賱賳爻亘賷貙 賵鬲卮亘賴 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 丨賷丕丞 賲毓丕乇賮賴 賵兀氐丿賯丕卅賴貙 賵丨賷丕丞 兀禺乇賶 鬲賲囟賷 爻乇丕賸. 賵丨爻亘 丕鬲爻丕賯 睾乇賷亘 賱賱馗乇賵賮貙 乇亘賲丕 賰丕賳 毓賻乇囟丕賸貙 噩乇賶 賰賱 賲丕 賰丕賳 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賴 賲購賴賲丕賸貙 賵胤乇賷賮丕賸 賵囟乇賵乇賷丕賸貙 賰賱 賲丕 賰丕賳 賮賷賴 賲禺賱氐丕賸 賵氐丕丿賯丕賸 賲毓 賳賮爻賴貙 賰賱 賲丕 賰丕賳 賷購卮賰賱 賳賵丕丞 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 噩乇賶 賮賷 爻乇賷丞 毓賳 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳. 兀賲丕 賲丕 賰丕賳 賰匕亘丕賸貙 賵賯卮乇丞 賷禺鬲亘卅 禺賱賮賴丕 賱賷禺賮賷 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞貙 賰毓賲賱賴 賮賷 丕賱亘賳賰 賲孬賱丕賸貙 賵賲賳丕賯卮丕鬲賴 賮賷 丕賱賳丕丿賷貙 賵"噩賳爻賴 丕賱賲賳丨胤" 賵鬲乇丿丿賴 賲毓 夭賵噩鬲賴 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賮賱丕鬲- 賰賱 匕賱賰 賰丕賳 馗丕賴乇丕賸.
賵丨爻亘 丨丕賱賴 賰丕賳 賷丨賰賲 毓賱賶 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳貙 賵賱丕 賷氐丿賯 賲丕 賷乇丕賴 賵賷毓鬲賯丿 丿丕卅賲丕賸 兀賳 賱賰賱 廿賳爻丕賳 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞貙 丕賱卮賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賶 鬲賲囟賶 鬲丨鬲 爻鬲丕乇 丕賱爻乇賷丞 賲孬賱賲丕 鬲丨鬲 噩賳丨 丕賱賱賷賱 賵賰賱 賲禺賱賵賯 賮乇丿 賷賯賵賲 賵噩賵丿賴 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻乇丕乇貙 賵乇亘賲丕 賱匕賱賰 賷爻毓賶 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 丕賱賲孬賯賮 亘賯賱賯 賲賳 兀噩賱 兀賳 鬲購丨鬲乇賲 丕賱兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞.
賷噩亘乇賳丕 丕賱賯丿乇 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 兀賳 賳賯丕亘賱 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱氐丨賷丨 賮賶 丕賱賵賯鬲 睾賷乇 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘 賰賲丕 賮賶 丨丕賱丞 亘胤賱賶 賯氐鬲賳丕貙 賮賷噩賲毓賴賲丕 丕賱丨亘 賵鬲賮乇賯賴賲丕 丕賱馗乇賵賮 賵丕賱兀丨賵丕賱貙 賮丿賷賲賷鬲乇賶 乇噩賱 賲鬲夭賵噩 賯丕乇亘 丕賱兀乇亘毓賷賳 賲賳 丕賱毓賲乇 賵丌賳丕 爻賷乇噩賷賷賮賳丕 廿賲乇兀丞 賲鬲夭賵噩丞 鬲氐睾乇賴 亘毓賯丿賷賳 賵賰賱丕賴賲丕 睾賷乇 爻毓賷丿 賮賶 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱夭賵噩賷丞貙 噩賲毓鬲賴賲丕 丕賱氐丿賮丞 賵兀丨亘 賰賱丕賸 賲賳賴賲丕 丕賱丌禺乇 賵賰丕賳 賱夭丕賲丕賸 毓賱賷賴賲丕 丕鬲禺丕匕 丕賱賯乇丕乇 丕賱氐毓亘 賵兀賳 賷鬲乇賰 賰賱 賵丕丨丿 賲賳賴賲丕 丕賱丌禺乇 賱兀賳 丌賳丕 爻乇噩賷賷賮賳丕 賱丕 鬲乇囟賶 廿賱丕 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱卮乇賷賮丞 賵賱賳 鬲爻賲丨 賱賴 亘兀賳 賷賲鬲賴賳 賰乇丕賲鬲賴丕 賵賷賳丕賱 賲賳賴丕貙 鬲賮賴賲 丿賷賲賷鬲乇賶 匕賱賰 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 賵兀氐亘丨 賱丕 賷賮賰乇 爻賵賶 賮賶 丌賳丕 賵鬲乇賰 賳夭賵丕鬲賴 賵賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲賴 丨亘丕賸 賮賶 兀賲乇兀丞 賱賳 鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 賳氐賷亘賴 賷賵賲丕賸.
賰丕賳 賷毓賷卮 丨賷丕鬲賷賳: 丨賷丕丞 馗丕賴乇丞貙 賷毓乇賮賴丕 賵賷乇丕賴丕 賰賱 賲賳 賷賳亘睾賷 兀賳 賷毓乇賮賴丕 賵賷乇丕賴丕貙 丨賷丕丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱氐丿賯 丕賱賳爻亘賷 賵丕賱禺丿丕毓 丕賱賳爻亘賷貙 賵鬲卮亘賴 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 丨賷丕丞 賲毓丕乇賮賴 賵兀氐丿賯丕卅賴貙 賵丨賷丕丞 兀禺乇賶 鬲賲囟賷 爻乇丕賸. 賵丨爻亘 丕鬲爻丕賯 睾乇賷亘 賱賱馗乇賵賮貙 乇亘賲丕 賰丕賳 毓賻乇囟丕賸貙 噩乇賶 賰賱 賲丕 賰丕賳 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賴 賲購賴賲丕賸貙 賵胤乇賷賮丕賸 賵囟乇賵乇賷丕賸貙 賰賱 賲丕 賰丕賳 賮賷賴 賲禺賱氐丕賸 賵氐丕丿賯丕賸 賲毓 賳賮爻賴貙 賰賱 賲丕 賰丕賳 賷購卮賰賱 賳賵丕丞 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 噩乇賶 賮賷 爻乇賷丞 毓賳 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳. 兀賲丕 賲丕 賰丕賳 賰匕亘丕賸貙 賵賯卮乇丞 賷禺鬲亘卅 禺賱賮賴丕 賱賷禺賮賷 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞貙 賰毓賲賱賴 賮賷 丕賱亘賳賰 賲孬賱丕賸貙 賵賲賳丕賯卮丕鬲賴 賮賷 丕賱賳丕丿賷貙 賵"噩賳爻賴 丕賱賲賳丨胤" 賵鬲乇丿丿賴 賲毓 夭賵噩鬲賴 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賮賱丕鬲- 賰賱 匕賱賰 賰丕賳 馗丕賴乇丕賸.
賵丨爻亘 丨丕賱賴 賰丕賳 賷丨賰賲 毓賱賶 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳貙 賵賱丕 賷氐丿賯 賲丕 賷乇丕賴 賵賷毓鬲賯丿 丿丕卅賲丕賸 兀賳 賱賰賱 廿賳爻丕賳 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞貙 丕賱卮賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賶 鬲賲囟賶 鬲丨鬲 爻鬲丕乇 丕賱爻乇賷丞 賲孬賱賲丕 鬲丨鬲 噩賳丨 丕賱賱賷賱 賵賰賱 賲禺賱賵賯 賮乇丿 賷賯賵賲 賵噩賵丿賴 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻乇丕乇貙 賵乇亘賲丕 賱匕賱賰 賷爻毓賶 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 丕賱賲孬賯賮 亘賯賱賯 賲賳 兀噩賱 兀賳 鬲購丨鬲乇賲 丕賱兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞.
February 18, 2021
鈥楾he Lady with the Dog and Other Stories鈥� is, I think, the most remarkable collection of short stories that I have read of late. There are 9 stories collected within this pack (collection #3) and all of them are written like a perfect musical composition, in accordance with all the rules that makes a reader fall in love madly and irrevocably with the reading itself. Chekhov is such a great artist, such a force, that even his worst failings pass unnoticed. Of course, this is a terrible exaggeration from my side. There are no such failings. God Forbid! But I cannot help myself observing that there is somehow an obstinate exclusion of completely and definitely solving the mystery of love and the love affair relations.
His colours are rich and vivid, his style is irreproachable, his images are noble. I also loved that in these stories there is so much discussion and preaching in it. Nature and life is built on the pattern now so old-fashioned and rejected by the modern world: nightingales sing night and day, dogs bark in the distance, there are beautiful and blossoming gardens, sad and poetical estates where live beautiful women, or young ladies and men longing for the most conventional love. In a couple of words, Chekhov is like a vessel full of traditions, interesting memories and good platitudes.
He is not trying to solve any question, such as of God, of love, of pessimism, though he is a writer of fiction. I must confess that I had high expectations and looked forward to have some accounts settled properly. But this is not what happened, as he simply describes who has been speaking about what issue, how and in what circumstances. You feel that he is not a judge of his characters and of their conversations, but merely an impartial witness. I realized that Chekhov was right to proceed as such, and in truth I wouldn鈥檛 have liked to read the voice of the author how he is condemning in a way or another his characters. Also, I agree with him on his way of concluding the stories, because eventually there鈥檚 no making out anything in this world. It鈥檚 a fact that Chekhov is a brilliant psychologist under-cover but there is no need to make it out. He has this peculiar courage of expression and to me this it鈥檚 already something gained in the realm of thought.
And now that I have been spending hours while reading this amazing collection I feel, too, intensely happy. When the reading was carried out, it felt as the stories were alive. And I still well remember and liked it very much how he explained in one of his letters about his creation process on the stories:
鈥�鈥he beginning of my stories is always very promising and looks as though I were starting on a novel, the middle is huddled and timid, and the end is, as in a short sketch, like fireworks. And so in planning a story one is bound to think first about its framework: from a crowd of leading or subordinate characters one selects one person only鈥攚ife or husband; one puts him on the canvas and paints him alone, making him prominent, while the others one scatters over the canvas like small coin, and the result is something like the vault of heaven: one big moon and a number of very small stars around it. But the moon is not a success because it can only be understood if the stars too are intelligible, and the stars are not worked out. And so what I produce is not literature, but something like the patching of Trishka's coat. What am I to do? I don't know, I don't know. I must trust to time which heals all things鈥�.鈥�
PS: I have been listening to some music while the reading took place as, for a weird reason, I felt that I could assign some songs to the stories. It was more fun and worthwhile to guess what song goes to what story. Well, don鈥檛 condemn me. It comes naturally with old age :D
The Lady with the Dog
Am cunoscut o fata (0:00)
Mai da-mi doar o zi din viata ta (17:14)
Stiu ca ma iubesti (27:47)
A Doctor鈥檚 Visit
An Upheaval
Ionitch
Nu uita (4:33)
Noapte de vis (9:42)
Domnisoara mea (13:38)
The Head of the Family
Nu am sa-ti mai scriu (21:13)
The Black Monk
N-am sa-ti mai fac placerea (38:51)
Volodya
Sluga vreau sa-ti fiu (47:51)
Te-am intalnit (53:39)
Gelozia (56:47)
An Anonymous Story
Dragostea (35:40)
Te-am tradat (31:44)
The Husband
Nu e doar vina mea (24:32)
Prea tarziu (42:48)
June 13, 2015
賲丕匕丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 兀賯賵賱 賮賷 丨囟乇丞 兀丿賷亘 睾賷乇 毓丕丿賷責責 兀丿賷亘 胤亘賷亘 賷賰鬲亘 賯氐氐賴 - 廿賳 兀乇丕丿 - 亘賲卮乇胤 噩乇丕丨 賮賷賮鬲丨 賲賵丕囟毓 丕賱兀賱賲 賵賷賱賯賷 丕賱囟賵亍 毓賱賶 賲丕 賴賵 賲丐賱賲 賵兀丨賷丕賳丕 賲丕 賷賰鬲亘 賯氐氐賴 亘禺賮丞 賲賲鬲毓丞
兀丿賷賳 賱賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘丕毓鬲匕丕乇貙 賮丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賴 丨賵丕賱賷 丕賱爻賳鬲賷賳 賮賷 賲賰鬲亘鬲賷 賵賲毓 匕賱賰 賱賲 兀鬲賳丕賵賱賴 廿賱丕 賲賳匕 兀賷丕賲 丨賷賳賲丕 丕賳鬲丕亘賳賷 賴賵爻 鬲卮賷禺賵賮... 丕卮鬲乇賷鬲 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 賲賰鬲亘丞 丕賱卮乇賵賯 - 丕賱夭賲丕賱賰 - 丨賷賳賲丕 賰丕賳 兀胤賮丕賱賷 賷丿乇爻賵賳 賮賷 賲丿乇爻鬲賴賲 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 ... 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 毓賱賶 亘毓丿 兀賲鬲丕乇 賯賱賷賱丞 賲賳 賲丿乇爻鬲賴賲丕 賵賰賳鬲 賲毓鬲丕丿丞 毓賱賶 丕賱匕賴丕亘 賮賷 賲賵毓丿 賲丨丿丿 鬲丨爻亘丕 賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賮廿賳 亘賰乇鬲 賮賷 丕賱賵氐賵賱 賱兀爻亘丕亘 賲鬲毓賱賯丞 亘禺賱賵 丕賱胤乇賷賯 毓賱賶 睾賷乇 丕賱毓丕丿丞 賵鬲亘賯賶 亘毓囟 丕賱賵賯鬲 賯亘賱 禺乇賵噩賴賲丕 兀鬲賵噩賴 廿賱賶 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 賱兀卮鬲乇賷 亘毓囟 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵兀夭賷賱 鬲賵鬲乇賷 亘兀賳 兀鬲賵丕噩丿 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 兀丨亘賴 賵爻胤 賲賳丕禺 兀丨亘賴... 賵賱賱睾乇丕亘丞 賮兀賳丕 賱賲 兀賯乇兀 廿賱丕 丕賱賯賱賷賱 噩丿丕 賲賲丕 丕卮鬲乇賷鬲賴 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 賮賷 丌禺乇 爻賳丞 賯亘賱 賳賯賱 兀賵賱丕丿賷 賱賲丿乇爻丞 噩丿賷丿丞 賵賰兀賳賳賷 兀鬲噩賳亘 賰賱 賲丕 賱賴 毓賱丕賯丞 亘賴匕賴 丕賱賲丿乇爻丞 丕賱爻賷卅丞 "亘賷亘賷 賴賵賲" 賵賲丿賷乇鬲鬲賴丕 賲丕賱賰鬲賴丕 丕賱馗丕賱賲丞!! 丌爻賮丞 賷丕 鬲卮賷禺賵賮 賮兀賳丕 廿賳爻丕賳丞 賲夭丕噩賷丞 亘胤亘毓賷 賵賱賷爻 賴匕丕 賮丨爻亘 亘賱 兀鬲兀孬乇 賰孬賷乇丕 亘丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞
賵賯丿 賷亘丿賵 睾乇賷亘丕 兀賳賳賷 亘丿兀鬲 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘毓丿賲丕 卮乇毓鬲 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 賰鬲丕亘 丕賱毓賲丕賱 丕賱賯氐氐賷丞 賵賴賵 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 兀乇亘毓丞 賲噩賱丿丕鬲 鬲囟賲 兀睾賱亘 丕毓賲丕賱 鬲卮賷禺賵賮貙 賵賱匕賱賰 毓丿丞 兀爻亘丕亘
兀賵賱丕: 兀賳丕 兀毓乇賮 兀賳 胤亘毓丕鬲 丕賱卮乇賵賯 - 亘賳噩賵賷賳 鬲毓賳賶 賰孬賷乇丕 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 亘丕爻鬲賮丕囟丞 毓賳 賲丐賱賮賷賴丕 丕賱賲禺鬲丕乇賷賳 賵賱賴匕丕 兀乇丿鬲 丕賳 丕賯乇兀 賲丕 賰鬲亘 毓賳 鬲卮賷禺賵賮 ... 賰丕賳鬲 賴賳丕賰 賲賯丿賲丞 丕賱胤亘毓丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 亘賯賱賲 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 丕賱賯丿賷乇 "兀亘賵 亘賰乇 賷賵爻賮" 孬賲 鬲乇噩賲丞 賲賯丿賲丞 丕賱胤亘毓丞 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀囟丕賮鬲 亘毓囟 丕賱廿囟丕亍丕鬲 丨賵賱 丨賷丕丞 鬲卮賷禺賵賮 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賵丕賲賵乇 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱夭賵丕噩 賵鬲賮賰賷乇賴 丕賱賱丕 兀丿乇賷 賵丕賱匕賷 賱賷爻 廿賱丨丕丿丕 亘丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞 賵廿賳賲丕 賴賵 丕賯乇亘 廿賱賶 毓丿賲 丕賱睾賵氐 賮賷 丕賱睾賷亘賷丕鬲 乇睾賲 賲丕 賷乇亘胤 賲亘丿兀 丕賱賱丕兀丿乇賷丞 亘丕賱廿賱丨丕丿 賵賱匕賱賰 鬲毓锟斤拷亘鬲 賱兀賳賳賷 賰賳鬲 兀毓賱賲 毓賳 亘賳丕丐賴 賰賳賷爻丞 賵賲丿乇爻丞 賵賲爻鬲卮賮賶 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 賲丕 丨賷孬 丕爻鬲賯乇 賱賮鬲乇丞 ... 賵噩丕亍鬲 丕賱賲賱丕丨賯 賮賷 胤亘毓丞 丕賱卮乇賵賯 - 亘賳噩賵賷賳 賱鬲賰卮賮 毓賳 丕賱賲賳丕禺 丕賱匕賷 賳卮兀 賮賷賴 賵鬲兀孬乇 亘賴 賴匕丕 丕賱兀丿賷亘 丕賱毓馗賷賲 ... 丕賱賲賳丕禺 丕賱賮賰乇賷 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 賵兀氐丿锟斤拷丕卅賴 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇賷賳 賲賳 丕賱兀丿亘丕亍 賵鬲丿乇噩賴 賮賷 丕賱兀丿亘 賵丕賴賲 賲丨胤丕鬲 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞
孬丕賳賷丕: 兀賵 孬丕賳賷 爻亘亘 賱賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賵 兀賳賳賷 賲賱賵賱丞 亘胤亘毓賷 賵胤賲丕毓丞 賲毓 賲賳 賵賲丕 兀丨亘 ... 廿賳 丕丨亘亘鬲 兀爻賱賵亘 賰丕鬲亘 賲丕 兀賵丿 兀賳 兀賱鬲賴賲 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲賴 賰賱賴丕 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 鬲賳賵毓丕 賮賷賴丕 兀乇丿鬲 丕賳 兀賯賮 毓賱賶 丕賱廿禺鬲賱丕賮丕鬲 ... 賰丕賳 氐毓亘丕 丕賳 丕賯乇丕 毓卮乇丕鬲 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 賵兀賳鬲賯賱 賲賳 賲噩賱丿 賱丌禺乇 亘鬲丿乇噩 亘賱 兀乇丿鬲 兀賳 兀賯乇丕 賲賳 賰賱 亘爻鬲丕賳 夭賴乇丞 .... 賯氐氐 賯氐賷乇丞 賵乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賯氐賷乇丞 賵乇賵丕賷丞 胤賵賷賱丞 賵鬲賲賳賷鬲 丕賳 賷囟賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲爻乇丨賷丞 賵賱賰賳 賱丕 亘兀爻 賮賱賱賲爻乇丨賷丕鬲 賲噩賱丿 囟賲賳 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲丐爻爻丞 丕賱卮賷禺 賲丨賲丿 亘賳 乇丕卮丿 丌賱 賲賰鬲賵賲 - 丕賱卮乇賵賯... 賱賲 賷禺亘 馗賳賷 賵丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 賰孬賷乇丕
賱毓賱 賲賱丕丨馗鬲賷 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 賰丕賳鬲 毓賱賶 鬲爻賲賷丞 丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賮兀賳丕 兀丨亘亘鬲 兀賰孬乇 "丕賱乇丕賴亘 丕賱兀爻賵丿" 賵"毓賳亘乇 乇賯賲 6" 賵賱賰賳 賷亘丿賵 兀賳 丕禺鬲賷丕乇 毓賳賵丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷乇噩毓 賱兀爻亘丕亘 鬲噩丕乇賷丞 鬲鬲毓賱賯 亘丕賱鬲爻賵賷賯 賮賲賳 爻賷賯乇兀 賰鬲丕亘丕 賱賴 毓賳賵丕賳 賲賳 丕賱廿孬賳賷賳 丕賱賲匕賰賵乇賷賳責
氐毓亘 噩丿丕 兀賳 兀毓亘乇 毓賳 廿丨爻丕爻賷 亘賰賱 賯氐丞 賵賰賷賮賷丞 鬲賱賯賷賴丕 賵鬲丕賵賷賱賴丕 亘賱 賵賰賷賮賷丞 廿爻賯丕胤賴丕 毓賱賶 賵丕賯毓賳丕 賮賲丕夭賱賳 賳鬲禺亘胤 賮賷 兀禺胤丕亍 丕賱賲丕囟賷 丕賱毓噩賷亘丞貙 賵賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賱 賴賷 賰賱賴丕 賲卮丕賴丿 廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 亘胤乇丕賮鬲賴丕 丕賵 睾乇丕亘鬲賴丕 賵丨鬲賶 亘賲丌爻賷賴丕 賵賰兀賳賴 賰丕賳 賷賲賱賰 賲賳 賲賵賴亘丞 丕禺鬲賴 賵兀禺賷賴 賮賷 丕賱鬲氐賵賷乇 - 丕賱乇爻賲 - 丕賱卮賷亍 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賵賱賰賳 亘賷賳賲丕 賰丕賳丕 賷乇爻賲丕賳 丕賱氐賵乇 亘丕賱兀賱賵丕賳 乇爻賲 賴賵 賯氐氐賴 亘丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲
乇丕卅毓貙 噩賲賷賱貙 廿賳爻丕賳 睾賷乇 賲鬲賰賱賮 賵賱丕 賲亘鬲匕賱 氐丕丨亘 丨囟賵乇 噩賲賷賱 賵兀賳氐賮賴 賮賷 匕賱賰 賵氐賮 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 賲丨賲賵丿 賲爻毓賵丿 賱賴 賮賷 賲賯丿賲丞 賰鬲丕亘賴 丨賷孬 賯丕賱 毓賳賴 兀賳賴 賷卮丕乇賰 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱囟丨賰 賵賰匕賱賰 賯丿 鬲卮毓乇 亘賴 賷賰賮賰賮 丿賲毓丞 賯丕乇卅賴
賰鬲丕亘 噩賲賷賱 賵賰丕鬲亘 丕噩賲賱 :)
兀丿賷賳 賱賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘丕毓鬲匕丕乇貙 賮丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賴 丨賵丕賱賷 丕賱爻賳鬲賷賳 賮賷 賲賰鬲亘鬲賷 賵賲毓 匕賱賰 賱賲 兀鬲賳丕賵賱賴 廿賱丕 賲賳匕 兀賷丕賲 丨賷賳賲丕 丕賳鬲丕亘賳賷 賴賵爻 鬲卮賷禺賵賮... 丕卮鬲乇賷鬲 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 賲賰鬲亘丞 丕賱卮乇賵賯 - 丕賱夭賲丕賱賰 - 丨賷賳賲丕 賰丕賳 兀胤賮丕賱賷 賷丿乇爻賵賳 賮賷 賲丿乇爻鬲賴賲 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 ... 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 毓賱賶 亘毓丿 兀賲鬲丕乇 賯賱賷賱丞 賲賳 賲丿乇爻鬲賴賲丕 賵賰賳鬲 賲毓鬲丕丿丞 毓賱賶 丕賱匕賴丕亘 賮賷 賲賵毓丿 賲丨丿丿 鬲丨爻亘丕 賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賮廿賳 亘賰乇鬲 賮賷 丕賱賵氐賵賱 賱兀爻亘丕亘 賲鬲毓賱賯丞 亘禺賱賵 丕賱胤乇賷賯 毓賱賶 睾賷乇 丕賱毓丕丿丞 賵鬲亘賯賶 亘毓囟 丕賱賵賯鬲 賯亘賱 禺乇賵噩賴賲丕 兀鬲賵噩賴 廿賱賶 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 賱兀卮鬲乇賷 亘毓囟 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵兀夭賷賱 鬲賵鬲乇賷 亘兀賳 兀鬲賵丕噩丿 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 兀丨亘賴 賵爻胤 賲賳丕禺 兀丨亘賴... 賵賱賱睾乇丕亘丞 賮兀賳丕 賱賲 兀賯乇兀 廿賱丕 丕賱賯賱賷賱 噩丿丕 賲賲丕 丕卮鬲乇賷鬲賴 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 賮賷 丌禺乇 爻賳丞 賯亘賱 賳賯賱 兀賵賱丕丿賷 賱賲丿乇爻丞 噩丿賷丿丞 賵賰兀賳賳賷 兀鬲噩賳亘 賰賱 賲丕 賱賴 毓賱丕賯丞 亘賴匕賴 丕賱賲丿乇爻丞 丕賱爻賷卅丞 "亘賷亘賷 賴賵賲" 賵賲丿賷乇鬲鬲賴丕 賲丕賱賰鬲賴丕 丕賱馗丕賱賲丞!! 丌爻賮丞 賷丕 鬲卮賷禺賵賮 賮兀賳丕 廿賳爻丕賳丞 賲夭丕噩賷丞 亘胤亘毓賷 賵賱賷爻 賴匕丕 賮丨爻亘 亘賱 兀鬲兀孬乇 賰孬賷乇丕 亘丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞
賵賯丿 賷亘丿賵 睾乇賷亘丕 兀賳賳賷 亘丿兀鬲 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘毓丿賲丕 卮乇毓鬲 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 賰鬲丕亘 丕賱毓賲丕賱 丕賱賯氐氐賷丞 賵賴賵 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 兀乇亘毓丞 賲噩賱丿丕鬲 鬲囟賲 兀睾賱亘 丕毓賲丕賱 鬲卮賷禺賵賮貙 賵賱匕賱賰 毓丿丞 兀爻亘丕亘
兀賵賱丕: 兀賳丕 兀毓乇賮 兀賳 胤亘毓丕鬲 丕賱卮乇賵賯 - 亘賳噩賵賷賳 鬲毓賳賶 賰孬賷乇丕 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 亘丕爻鬲賮丕囟丞 毓賳 賲丐賱賮賷賴丕 丕賱賲禺鬲丕乇賷賳 賵賱賴匕丕 兀乇丿鬲 丕賳 丕賯乇兀 賲丕 賰鬲亘 毓賳 鬲卮賷禺賵賮 ... 賰丕賳鬲 賴賳丕賰 賲賯丿賲丞 丕賱胤亘毓丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 亘賯賱賲 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 丕賱賯丿賷乇 "兀亘賵 亘賰乇 賷賵爻賮" 孬賲 鬲乇噩賲丞 賲賯丿賲丞 丕賱胤亘毓丞 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀囟丕賮鬲 亘毓囟 丕賱廿囟丕亍丕鬲 丨賵賱 丨賷丕丞 鬲卮賷禺賵賮 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賵丕賲賵乇 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱夭賵丕噩 賵鬲賮賰賷乇賴 丕賱賱丕 兀丿乇賷 賵丕賱匕賷 賱賷爻 廿賱丨丕丿丕 亘丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞 賵廿賳賲丕 賴賵 丕賯乇亘 廿賱賶 毓丿賲 丕賱睾賵氐 賮賷 丕賱睾賷亘賷丕鬲 乇睾賲 賲丕 賷乇亘胤 賲亘丿兀 丕賱賱丕兀丿乇賷丞 亘丕賱廿賱丨丕丿 賵賱匕賱賰 鬲毓锟斤拷亘鬲 賱兀賳賳賷 賰賳鬲 兀毓賱賲 毓賳 亘賳丕丐賴 賰賳賷爻丞 賵賲丿乇爻丞 賵賲爻鬲卮賮賶 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 賲丕 丨賷孬 丕爻鬲賯乇 賱賮鬲乇丞 ... 賵噩丕亍鬲 丕賱賲賱丕丨賯 賮賷 胤亘毓丞 丕賱卮乇賵賯 - 亘賳噩賵賷賳 賱鬲賰卮賮 毓賳 丕賱賲賳丕禺 丕賱匕賷 賳卮兀 賮賷賴 賵鬲兀孬乇 亘賴 賴匕丕 丕賱兀丿賷亘 丕賱毓馗賷賲 ... 丕賱賲賳丕禺 丕賱賮賰乇賷 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 賵兀氐丿锟斤拷丕卅賴 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇賷賳 賲賳 丕賱兀丿亘丕亍 賵鬲丿乇噩賴 賮賷 丕賱兀丿亘 賵丕賴賲 賲丨胤丕鬲 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞
孬丕賳賷丕: 兀賵 孬丕賳賷 爻亘亘 賱賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賵 兀賳賳賷 賲賱賵賱丞 亘胤亘毓賷 賵胤賲丕毓丞 賲毓 賲賳 賵賲丕 兀丨亘 ... 廿賳 丕丨亘亘鬲 兀爻賱賵亘 賰丕鬲亘 賲丕 兀賵丿 兀賳 兀賱鬲賴賲 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲賴 賰賱賴丕 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 鬲賳賵毓丕 賮賷賴丕 兀乇丿鬲 丕賳 兀賯賮 毓賱賶 丕賱廿禺鬲賱丕賮丕鬲 ... 賰丕賳 氐毓亘丕 丕賳 丕賯乇丕 毓卮乇丕鬲 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 賵兀賳鬲賯賱 賲賳 賲噩賱丿 賱丌禺乇 亘鬲丿乇噩 亘賱 兀乇丿鬲 兀賳 兀賯乇丕 賲賳 賰賱 亘爻鬲丕賳 夭賴乇丞 .... 賯氐氐 賯氐賷乇丞 賵乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賯氐賷乇丞 賵乇賵丕賷丞 胤賵賷賱丞 賵鬲賲賳賷鬲 丕賳 賷囟賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲爻乇丨賷丞 賵賱賰賳 賱丕 亘兀爻 賮賱賱賲爻乇丨賷丕鬲 賲噩賱丿 囟賲賳 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲丐爻爻丞 丕賱卮賷禺 賲丨賲丿 亘賳 乇丕卮丿 丌賱 賲賰鬲賵賲 - 丕賱卮乇賵賯... 賱賲 賷禺亘 馗賳賷 賵丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 賰孬賷乇丕
賱毓賱 賲賱丕丨馗鬲賷 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 賰丕賳鬲 毓賱賶 鬲爻賲賷丞 丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賮兀賳丕 兀丨亘亘鬲 兀賰孬乇 "丕賱乇丕賴亘 丕賱兀爻賵丿" 賵"毓賳亘乇 乇賯賲 6" 賵賱賰賳 賷亘丿賵 兀賳 丕禺鬲賷丕乇 毓賳賵丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷乇噩毓 賱兀爻亘丕亘 鬲噩丕乇賷丞 鬲鬲毓賱賯 亘丕賱鬲爻賵賷賯 賮賲賳 爻賷賯乇兀 賰鬲丕亘丕 賱賴 毓賳賵丕賳 賲賳 丕賱廿孬賳賷賳 丕賱賲匕賰賵乇賷賳責
氐毓亘 噩丿丕 兀賳 兀毓亘乇 毓賳 廿丨爻丕爻賷 亘賰賱 賯氐丞 賵賰賷賮賷丞 鬲賱賯賷賴丕 賵鬲丕賵賷賱賴丕 亘賱 賵賰賷賮賷丞 廿爻賯丕胤賴丕 毓賱賶 賵丕賯毓賳丕 賮賲丕夭賱賳 賳鬲禺亘胤 賮賷 兀禺胤丕亍 丕賱賲丕囟賷 丕賱毓噩賷亘丞貙 賵賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賱 賴賷 賰賱賴丕 賲卮丕賴丿 廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 亘胤乇丕賮鬲賴丕 丕賵 睾乇丕亘鬲賴丕 賵丨鬲賶 亘賲丌爻賷賴丕 賵賰兀賳賴 賰丕賳 賷賲賱賰 賲賳 賲賵賴亘丞 丕禺鬲賴 賵兀禺賷賴 賮賷 丕賱鬲氐賵賷乇 - 丕賱乇爻賲 - 丕賱卮賷亍 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賵賱賰賳 亘賷賳賲丕 賰丕賳丕 賷乇爻賲丕賳 丕賱氐賵乇 亘丕賱兀賱賵丕賳 乇爻賲 賴賵 賯氐氐賴 亘丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲
乇丕卅毓貙 噩賲賷賱貙 廿賳爻丕賳 睾賷乇 賲鬲賰賱賮 賵賱丕 賲亘鬲匕賱 氐丕丨亘 丨囟賵乇 噩賲賷賱 賵兀賳氐賮賴 賮賷 匕賱賰 賵氐賮 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 賲丨賲賵丿 賲爻毓賵丿 賱賴 賮賷 賲賯丿賲丞 賰鬲丕亘賴 丨賷孬 賯丕賱 毓賳賴 兀賳賴 賷卮丕乇賰 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱囟丨賰 賵賰匕賱賰 賯丿 鬲卮毓乇 亘賴 賷賰賮賰賮 丿賲毓丞 賯丕乇卅賴
賰鬲丕亘 噩賲賷賱 賵賰丕鬲亘 丕噩賲賱 :)
June 6, 2019
鈥庁堌池з嗁� 诏乇丕賳賯丿乇貙 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 賲賵乇丿賽 賲乇丿蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲賽 芦诏賵賲賮禄 賵 夭賳蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲賽 芦丌賳丕禄 賲蹖亘丕卮丿
鈥庁①嗁囏� 夭賲丕賳蹖 亘丕 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖卮賵賳丿 讴賴 芦丌賳丕禄 卮賵賴乇 丿丕乇丿 賵 芦诏賵賲賮禄 賳蹖夭 夭賳 賵 亘趩賴 丿丕乇丿... 賵賱蹖 丕蹖賳 賲賵囟賵毓貙 亘丕夭丿丕乇賳丿踿 毓卮賯 賵 乇丕亘胤賴 丕蹖 讴賴 亘丕 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 丿丕乇賳丿貙 賳禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿
鈥庁ж� 丿蹖丿诏丕賴賽 丕蹖賳 夭賳 賵 賲乇丿貙 丿爻鬲賽 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖賽 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 禺賵丕爻鬲賴 賵 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 亘賴 賴賲 乇爻丕賳丿賴 丕爻鬲... 丌賳賴丕 賴賲趩賵賳 丿賵 倬乇賳丿踿 賲賴丕噩乇 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賳丿貙 賵賱蹖 賴乇 丿賵 丿乇 賯賮爻蹖 噩丿丕诏丕賳賴 夭賳丿丕賳蹖 卮丿賴 丕賳丿... 丌賳丕 賵 诏賵賲賮 賲蹖丿丕賳賳丿 讴賴 賳蹖乇賵蹖賽 毓噩蹖亘賽 毓卮賯貙 賴乇 丿賵蹖賽 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿诏乇诏賵賳 讴乇丿賴 丕爻鬲... 丌賳丕貙 賴乇 趩賳丿 賵賯鬲 蹖讴亘丕乇 亘賴 亘賴丕賳踿 丿讴鬲乇 乇賮鬲賳貙 亘賴 卮賵賴乇卮 丿乇賵睾 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿 賵 丕夭 卮賴乇 亘蹖乇賵賳 賲蹖乇賵丿 鬲丕 亘丕 诏賵賲賮 丿蹖丿丕乇 讴賳丿
鈥庁①嗂嗁� 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇丕亘胤賴 賵 丿賱丿丕丿诏蹖貙 乇賵卮賳 賵 丌卮讴丕乇 亘賵丿貙 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 蹖丕賮鬲賳賽 趩賳蹖賳 毓卮賯蹖貙 卮購丿賳蹖 賳亘賵丿賴 賵 卮購丿賳蹖 賳禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿
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鈥庁з呟屫堌ж辟� 丕夭 禺賵丕賳丿賳賽 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇蹖丿
鈥幝聚屫辟堌� 亘丕卮蹖丿 賵 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖禄
鈥庁①嗁囏� 夭賲丕賳蹖 亘丕 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖卮賵賳丿 讴賴 芦丌賳丕禄 卮賵賴乇 丿丕乇丿 賵 芦诏賵賲賮禄 賳蹖夭 夭賳 賵 亘趩賴 丿丕乇丿... 賵賱蹖 丕蹖賳 賲賵囟賵毓貙 亘丕夭丿丕乇賳丿踿 毓卮賯 賵 乇丕亘胤賴 丕蹖 讴賴 亘丕 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 丿丕乇賳丿貙 賳禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿
鈥庁ж� 丿蹖丿诏丕賴賽 丕蹖賳 夭賳 賵 賲乇丿貙 丿爻鬲賽 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖賽 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 禺賵丕爻鬲賴 賵 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 亘賴 賴賲 乇爻丕賳丿賴 丕爻鬲... 丌賳賴丕 賴賲趩賵賳 丿賵 倬乇賳丿踿 賲賴丕噩乇 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賳丿貙 賵賱蹖 賴乇 丿賵 丿乇 賯賮爻蹖 噩丿丕诏丕賳賴 夭賳丿丕賳蹖 卮丿賴 丕賳丿... 丌賳丕 賵 诏賵賲賮 賲蹖丿丕賳賳丿 讴賴 賳蹖乇賵蹖賽 毓噩蹖亘賽 毓卮賯貙 賴乇 丿賵蹖賽 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿诏乇诏賵賳 讴乇丿賴 丕爻鬲... 丌賳丕貙 賴乇 趩賳丿 賵賯鬲 蹖讴亘丕乇 亘賴 亘賴丕賳踿 丿讴鬲乇 乇賮鬲賳貙 亘賴 卮賵賴乇卮 丿乇賵睾 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿 賵 丕夭 卮賴乇 亘蹖乇賵賳 賲蹖乇賵丿 鬲丕 亘丕 诏賵賲賮 丿蹖丿丕乇 讴賳丿
鈥庁①嗂嗁� 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇丕亘胤賴 賵 丿賱丿丕丿诏蹖貙 乇賵卮賳 賵 丌卮讴丕乇 亘賵丿貙 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 蹖丕賮鬲賳賽 趩賳蹖賳 毓卮賯蹖貙 卮購丿賳蹖 賳亘賵丿賴 賵 卮購丿賳蹖 賳禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿
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鈥庁з呟屫堌ж辟� 丕夭 禺賵丕賳丿賳賽 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賱匕鬲 亘亘乇蹖丿
鈥幝聚屫辟堌� 亘丕卮蹖丿 賵 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖禄
June 14, 2019
Chekhov seems to be one of those authors that sophisticated people read and have opinions on, and I had not read anything by him when I picked up this book. I was quickly seduced by his elegant and direct prose and his simple snapshots of life in turn-of-the-century Russia: life in the country, mostly, across different living conditions. The characters are flawed, but palpably real in their emotions and yearnings, and the misunderstandings that drive them apart (more often than not) ring painfully real.
The stratification of society and the uneven distribution of wealth and resources (and the effect this has on people鈥檚 lives) is at the front of many of these stories. The horrible circumstances the poor had to endure, the trap that society built around them and the powerlessness that others have to change those circumstances is described with both clarity and bitterness. But a lot of thought is also given to the illusory and temporary nature of happiness, and the senselessness of life when it is not enlightenment by art or enriched by the life of the mind. The overall tone of this collection is rather bleak, because no one ever seems to get what they want, or move past a certain level where their lives are less than satisfying.
I found the vignettes beautiful and sad, and while they reinforced my belief that I would have gone insane had I lived in the late 19th century, I didn鈥檛 feel as transported or inspired by them as expected. Maybe it鈥檚 me, and maybe I am not in the right headspace for the quiet, contemplative and melancholy Chekhov these days. Maybe I know first-hand of a few too many people who might as well live in a Chekhov story to find it enthralling right now鈥� Some of these stories were absolutely perfect in length, encapsulating a moment, an episode of the characters鈥� lives that would have lost meaning had it been stretched out. But a few felt just a bit too short, just a little too hurried, or a bit too superficial. I might have to re-read this collection one day, to see if it feels different. 3 stars for now.
The stratification of society and the uneven distribution of wealth and resources (and the effect this has on people鈥檚 lives) is at the front of many of these stories. The horrible circumstances the poor had to endure, the trap that society built around them and the powerlessness that others have to change those circumstances is described with both clarity and bitterness. But a lot of thought is also given to the illusory and temporary nature of happiness, and the senselessness of life when it is not enlightenment by art or enriched by the life of the mind. The overall tone of this collection is rather bleak, because no one ever seems to get what they want, or move past a certain level where their lives are less than satisfying.
I found the vignettes beautiful and sad, and while they reinforced my belief that I would have gone insane had I lived in the late 19th century, I didn鈥檛 feel as transported or inspired by them as expected. Maybe it鈥檚 me, and maybe I am not in the right headspace for the quiet, contemplative and melancholy Chekhov these days. Maybe I know first-hand of a few too many people who might as well live in a Chekhov story to find it enthralling right now鈥� Some of these stories were absolutely perfect in length, encapsulating a moment, an episode of the characters鈥� lives that would have lost meaning had it been stretched out. But a few felt just a bit too short, just a little too hurried, or a bit too superficial. I might have to re-read this collection one day, to see if it feels different. 3 stars for now.
December 31, 2021
It has been a long time since I've finished reading this. But the year is coming to a close and I have not written properly how moving, deep, profound and little sad it was. And the rest of it. Here is the compromised solution. I've read slightly different selection and in Russian. But this book is the closest to the selection I've read. The selection was of Chekhov stories about love. In the introduction, there was an old joke that Parisian prostititutes in the 19th century used to say "Love was imagined by the Russians top replace paying".
Chekhov himself said in his diaries: "Love. It is either the remains of something disappearing that was enormous sometime ago, or it is a part of something that would become enormous in the future. At present, it does not satisfy and it gives much less than you anticipate from it."
And this transience and lack of possible resolution is all over these stories. Wonderful stuff. My favourites this time around:
This is a moving selection if you are in a mood for love as seen by Chekhov.
Happy New Year!
Let it be the one of love, tolerance and understanding.
Chekhov himself said in his diaries: "Love. It is either the remains of something disappearing that was enormous sometime ago, or it is a part of something that would become enormous in the future. At present, it does not satisfy and it gives much less than you anticipate from it."
And this transience and lack of possible resolution is all over these stories. Wonderful stuff. My favourites this time around:
This is a moving selection if you are in a mood for love as seen by Chekhov.
Happy New Year!
Let it be the one of love, tolerance and understanding.
March 18, 2017
螚 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏 渭慰蠀 蟽蠀谓维谓蟿畏蟽畏 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 韦蟽苇蠂慰蠁 萎蟿伪谓 苇蟻蠅蟿伪蟼 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏 渭伪蟿喂维. 螘委谓伪喂 慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰蟼 魏蔚蟻伪蠀谓慰尾蠈位慰蟼 苇蟻蠅蟿伪蟼 渭蔚蟿维 蟿慰谓 位伪蟿蟻蔚渭苇谓慰 渭慰蠀 韦蟽尾维喂蠂. 螚 蔚尉喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 魏伪胃畏渭蔚蟻喂谓蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 魏伪喂 蟿蠅谓 伪尉喂蠋谓 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼 渭蔚 蟿蠈蟽慰 蟺蟻慰蟽喂蟿蠈 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰, 蔚委谓伪喂 魏维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 蔚蠀蠂伪蟻喂蟽蟿蔚委 蟺维蟻伪 蟺慰位蠉. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼 蟿慰 纬蔚纬慰谓蠈蟼 蠈蟿喂 蟺伪蟻伪蟿畏蟻蔚委 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 蟿蠈蟽蔚蟼 慰渭慰喂蠈蟿畏蟿蔚蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蠈谓, 蔚委谓伪喂 蔚蟺委蟽畏蟼 魏维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 伪蠀蟿蠈渭伪蟿伪 渭蔚 尾维味蔚喂 蟽蔚 蟽魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 伪谓伪味萎蟿畏蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪蟼. 螘委谓伪喂 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻慰 蠈蟿喂 胃伪 伪谓伪味畏蟿萎蟽蠅 蠈位畏 蟿畏 尾喂尾位喂慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪 蟿慰蠀 螝伪位畏渭苇蟻蔚蟼!!!
July 28, 2023
I鈥檓 only reading the title story, Lady With Lapdog
Dmitry thinks he鈥檚 a cool guy, dates all kinds of women, and gets them into bed. Oh wait, he鈥檚 married. It鈥檚 the woman鈥檚 fault of course that he goes through them as often as he changes his underwear. If only they would let him continue to treat them like toys and accept him for the manipulative shit that he is, then the relationships would last.
So, he goes through all this cheating just to become self-aware that he is shit. Yet, he continues to cheat and becomes attached to a married woman. No matter how much he romanticizes these extramarital affairs, it is all a bunch of crap.
I鈥檓 going to read the married woman鈥檚 side of this story and see what she has to say in Joyce Carol Oates Lady With The Pet Dog
Dmitry thinks he鈥檚 a cool guy, dates all kinds of women, and gets them into bed. Oh wait, he鈥檚 married. It鈥檚 the woman鈥檚 fault of course that he goes through them as often as he changes his underwear. If only they would let him continue to treat them like toys and accept him for the manipulative shit that he is, then the relationships would last.
So, he goes through all this cheating just to become self-aware that he is shit. Yet, he continues to cheat and becomes attached to a married woman. No matter how much he romanticizes these extramarital affairs, it is all a bunch of crap.
I鈥檓 going to read the married woman鈥檚 side of this story and see what she has to say in Joyce Carol Oates Lady With The Pet Dog
August 10, 2022
Life in 19th century Russia, according to Chekhov, has a big problem. Boredom. Yes, that age old problem for the upper class. The lower class has poverty, misery and just trying to stay alive. But that is another story. You see, the upper classes can read, and in reading, they can read about themselves.
They have literature, art, theatre and music. That seems like a lot to do but eventually it all leads to boredom. And when one is bored, trouble is one step away.
Ah, life. Get married, be bored, have an affair, become regretful, stay married. Boring is not okay. Or perhaps you run away with your old flame like 鈥淟ady with Lapdog.鈥� Seize the day. Don鈥檛 be bored.
Or is all harmless fun to get even with their boring husbands? In the case of 鈥淭he Grasshopper,鈥� Olga gets frightfully guilty of her 鈥渇ling鈥� with an artist (yikes!), especially on the news her boring husband is dying. Or is that just part of the fun? Perhaps, just not for him.
Or the case of 鈥淎riadne.鈥� She runs away with a married man but relies on her male friend to save the day. When her lover runs home after running out of money, she has a loveless affair with her male friend. He realizes that she just uses men, a constant theme in Chekhov. Men are men and women are cunning vixens. Ouch. What about equality and education? Out the door with misogyny. Bigger ouch.
Or you have strong women like Leda in 鈥淭he House with an Attic.鈥� She toils hard for the suffering of the village people, perhaps an early socialist, but her disdain for the young artist and his lofty view of the world, challenges him to no end.
How about 鈥淎 Boring Story.鈥� Our brilliant professor of medicine, Nicolai, leads a rather consistent but dull existence. Every day his wife complains about something (stop me if you have heard this one before?), his daughter wants to marry a nobody that the good doctor despises. Opera and theatre is boring (nothing has changed much in 30 years). Add in his insomnia issues and the challenges of lecturing for one hour forty each day after thirty years, and you can see he has a dilemma.
Thankfully there is Katya, his god daughter. In her youth, she had a fling, got pregnant, lost the child and left the guy. So she returns to visit the professor. Every day. She chatters on about the theatre, which he can鈥檛 stand, but he cherishes her companionship over his wife and daughter. Hold on, what is going on here? At 62, with his failing health and his dull life, our professor realizes, the clock is ticking. Time to act Nicolai! Tempus fugit.
Or Dmitry Ionych, Dr. Startsev, who was entertained by the family Turkin. Dad cracked jokes, mom recited unpublished novels and daughter pounded away at the piano. In truth, all mediocre talents. Ionych asked for daughter Kitty鈥檚 hand but she rejected him. He was too boring. She was going to be an artist. Then it was his turn. Was she too dull?
Or how about pure pessimism of Ward 6. 鈥淟ife is a snare and delusion鈥� said Dr. Ragin. Well this story delivers (and not a woman in sight). Just men abusing themselves and each other. We are a cruel race. One might say 鈥渂e careful with your patients, or you will become one yourself.鈥�
Chekhov is a keen observer of human folly. Love and life intermingled with boredom and death make for good reading. It鈥檚 amazing that still after 135 years, he is still relevant and enjoyable to read. We all get bored from time to time, so why not read these tales?
What ever your desire, whatever your sin, you will probably pay for it in the end. Wise words. The Gospel according to Chekhov.
Note. I first read this book back in 1979. Obviously it was overdue for a read and spurred on by the two fine short stories included in the Short Story Club.
They have literature, art, theatre and music. That seems like a lot to do but eventually it all leads to boredom. And when one is bored, trouble is one step away.
Ah, life. Get married, be bored, have an affair, become regretful, stay married. Boring is not okay. Or perhaps you run away with your old flame like 鈥淟ady with Lapdog.鈥� Seize the day. Don鈥檛 be bored.
Or is all harmless fun to get even with their boring husbands? In the case of 鈥淭he Grasshopper,鈥� Olga gets frightfully guilty of her 鈥渇ling鈥� with an artist (yikes!), especially on the news her boring husband is dying. Or is that just part of the fun? Perhaps, just not for him.
Or the case of 鈥淎riadne.鈥� She runs away with a married man but relies on her male friend to save the day. When her lover runs home after running out of money, she has a loveless affair with her male friend. He realizes that she just uses men, a constant theme in Chekhov. Men are men and women are cunning vixens. Ouch. What about equality and education? Out the door with misogyny. Bigger ouch.
Or you have strong women like Leda in 鈥淭he House with an Attic.鈥� She toils hard for the suffering of the village people, perhaps an early socialist, but her disdain for the young artist and his lofty view of the world, challenges him to no end.
How about 鈥淎 Boring Story.鈥� Our brilliant professor of medicine, Nicolai, leads a rather consistent but dull existence. Every day his wife complains about something (stop me if you have heard this one before?), his daughter wants to marry a nobody that the good doctor despises. Opera and theatre is boring (nothing has changed much in 30 years). Add in his insomnia issues and the challenges of lecturing for one hour forty each day after thirty years, and you can see he has a dilemma.
Thankfully there is Katya, his god daughter. In her youth, she had a fling, got pregnant, lost the child and left the guy. So she returns to visit the professor. Every day. She chatters on about the theatre, which he can鈥檛 stand, but he cherishes her companionship over his wife and daughter. Hold on, what is going on here? At 62, with his failing health and his dull life, our professor realizes, the clock is ticking. Time to act Nicolai! Tempus fugit.
Or Dmitry Ionych, Dr. Startsev, who was entertained by the family Turkin. Dad cracked jokes, mom recited unpublished novels and daughter pounded away at the piano. In truth, all mediocre talents. Ionych asked for daughter Kitty鈥檚 hand but she rejected him. He was too boring. She was going to be an artist. Then it was his turn. Was she too dull?
Or how about pure pessimism of Ward 6. 鈥淟ife is a snare and delusion鈥� said Dr. Ragin. Well this story delivers (and not a woman in sight). Just men abusing themselves and each other. We are a cruel race. One might say 鈥渂e careful with your patients, or you will become one yourself.鈥�
Chekhov is a keen observer of human folly. Love and life intermingled with boredom and death make for good reading. It鈥檚 amazing that still after 135 years, he is still relevant and enjoyable to read. We all get bored from time to time, so why not read these tales?
What ever your desire, whatever your sin, you will probably pay for it in the end. Wise words. The Gospel according to Chekhov.
Note. I first read this book back in 1979. Obviously it was overdue for a read and spurred on by the two fine short stories included in the Short Story Club.
December 12, 2019
丕睾賱亘 丕賱賱賷 賯乇丕亍鬲賴 賱鬲卮賷禺賵賮 賯氐氐 賯氐賷乇丞 鬲亘賯賷 賰丕賲 氐賮丨丞 亘爻 賱賰賳 毓亘賯乇賷鬲賴 兀賳賴 賷賰鬲亘 賯氐丞 丕丨丿丕孬賴丕 亘爻賷胤丞 賵賯賱賷賱丞 賵賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲 亘鬲賯賵賱 賲毓賳賷 賵鬲毓噩亘賰 毓賳 乇賵丕賷丕鬲
毓賳亘乇 乇賯賲 6 賰丕賳鬲 丕賵賱 乇賵丕賷丞 賯氐賷乇丞 丕賯乇丕亍賴丕 賱賴 賵賰丕賳鬲 丕賮囟賱賴賲 亘賱丕 賲賳丕夭毓 賵賰丕賳鬲 爻亘亘 丕賳賷 丕卮鬲乇賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 12 賯氐丞貙 賯氐鬲賷賳 賯氐賷乇丞 賵10 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賯氐賷乇丞
丕賱賲賳夭賱 匕賵 丕賱毓賱賷丞 猸愨瓙猸�
賵賮丕丞 賲賵馗賮 猸愨瓙猸愨瓙
丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲毓賱亘 猸愨瓙猸愨瓙
丕賷賵賳賷鬲卮 猸愨瓙猸�
丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 猸愨瓙
賲夭丨丞 猸愨瓙猸愨瓙
丕賱毓乇賵爻 猸愨瓙猸�
丨亘賵亘丞 猸愨瓙猸�
丕賱乇丕賴亘 丕賱兀爻賵丿 猸愨瓙猸�
賮賷 丕賱亘賷鬲 丕賱乇賷賮賷 猸愨瓙猸�
毓賳亘乇 乇賯賲 6 猸愨瓙猸愨瓙猸�
丕賱賱毓賵亘 猸愨瓙猸�
毓賳亘乇 乇賯賲 6 賰丕賳鬲 丕賵賱 乇賵丕賷丞 賯氐賷乇丞 丕賯乇丕亍賴丕 賱賴 賵賰丕賳鬲 丕賮囟賱賴賲 亘賱丕 賲賳丕夭毓 賵賰丕賳鬲 爻亘亘 丕賳賷 丕卮鬲乇賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 12 賯氐丞貙 賯氐鬲賷賳 賯氐賷乇丞 賵10 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賯氐賷乇丞
丕賱賲賳夭賱 匕賵 丕賱毓賱賷丞 猸愨瓙猸�
賵賮丕丞 賲賵馗賮 猸愨瓙猸愨瓙
丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲毓賱亘 猸愨瓙猸愨瓙
丕賷賵賳賷鬲卮 猸愨瓙猸�
丕賱爻賷丿丞 氐丕丨亘丞 丕賱賰賱亘 猸愨瓙
賲夭丨丞 猸愨瓙猸愨瓙
丕賱毓乇賵爻 猸愨瓙猸�
丨亘賵亘丞 猸愨瓙猸�
丕賱乇丕賴亘 丕賱兀爻賵丿 猸愨瓙猸�
賮賷 丕賱亘賷鬲 丕賱乇賷賮賷 猸愨瓙猸�
毓賳亘乇 乇賯賲 6 猸愨瓙猸愨瓙猸�
丕賱賱毓賵亘 猸愨瓙猸�
January 31, 2018
I did not read the entire collection, only the title story.
A rather droll little story of an illicit love affair and the ease with which a person can find his life changed.
A rather droll little story of an illicit love affair and the ease with which a person can find his life changed.
January 22, 2013
I must confess that I hold a deep dislike of Chekhov. Why is this? It is because of his sheer brilliance. The way he writes a short story is effortless and beautiful regardless of translation (I've read a few of the same stories from different translators and they all capture the story elegantly).
It is a dislike that stems from earlier in the year of 2012. In my literature class I was forced to attempt to adopt a Chekhovian style of writing to create an imaginative piece. I quickly found that his simple and yet at the same time elegant and complex manner of writing was too difficult for me to adopt for my own devices. His use of words is deceptively tight. It appears that anyone could mimic a Chekhovian style and yet he remains at the top of the short story writing field in my eyes.
So while I respect Chekhov's inhuman ability to write such short stories I must say that why oh why did he have to be such a genius? Or at least, why couldn't he have existed after the rest of us 'wanna-be' writers?
December 26, 2020
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 鬲乇噩賲賴 毓亘丿丕賱丨爻蹖賳 賳賵卮蹖賳 賵 丿丕乇丕蹖 郾郾 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 賲蹖 亘丕卮丿.鈥屸€屫ж� 賲蹖丕賳 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕 丨乇亘丕貙 賲丕爻讴貙 賵丕賳讴丕貙 爻乇诏匕卮鬲 賲賱丕賱 丕賳诏蹖夭貙 爻亘讴 爻乇貙
卅蹖賵賳蹖趩 賵 噩丕賳 丿賱賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 鬲丕孬乇 亘乇丌賳诏蹖夭 亘賵丿...禺氐賵氐丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 爻亘讴 爻乇 讴賴 亘賴 賳賯丿 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賮乇丕丿蹖 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭丿 讴賴 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賲賵乇丿 鬲賵噩賴 丕賮乇丕丿 爻乇卮賳丕爻(爻賱亘乇蹖鬲蹖 賴丕) 賯乇丕乇乇 賲蹖 诏蹖乇賳丿 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺乇爻賳丿 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵 賵賯鬲 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖卮丕賳 亘賴 亘乇乇爻蹖 丕丨賵丕賱 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕蹖賳 诏賵賳賴 丕賮乇丕丿 爻倬乇蹖 賲蹖 卮賵丿...丿乇 丨丕賱蹖讴賴 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 卮禺氐蹖 禺賵丿 丕賳爻丕賳 賴丕蹖蹖 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 讴賴 亘賴 賲毓賳丕蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖 讴賱賲賴 丕賳爻丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿.丕賮乇丕丿蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 乇丕丨鬲蹖 賵 丌爻丕蹖卮 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 丕夭 賴蹖趩 鬲賱丕卮蹖 賮乇賵诏匕丕乇 賳蹖爻鬲賳丿...賵賱蹖 睾丕賮賱 丕夭 丌賳讴賴 丿蹖丿賴 賳賲蹖 卮賵賳丿....
卅蹖賵賳蹖趩 賵 噩丕賳 丿賱賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 鬲丕孬乇 亘乇丌賳诏蹖夭 亘賵丿...禺氐賵氐丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 爻亘讴 爻乇 讴賴 亘賴 賳賯丿 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賮乇丕丿蹖 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭丿 讴賴 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴賴 賲賵乇丿 鬲賵噩賴 丕賮乇丕丿 爻乇卮賳丕爻(爻賱亘乇蹖鬲蹖 賴丕) 賯乇丕乇乇 賲蹖 诏蹖乇賳丿 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺乇爻賳丿 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵 賵賯鬲 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖卮丕賳 亘賴 亘乇乇爻蹖 丕丨賵丕賱 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕蹖賳 诏賵賳賴 丕賮乇丕丿 爻倬乇蹖 賲蹖 卮賵丿...丿乇 丨丕賱蹖讴賴 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 卮禺氐蹖 禺賵丿 丕賳爻丕賳 賴丕蹖蹖 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 讴賴 亘賴 賲毓賳丕蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖 讴賱賲賴 丕賳爻丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿.丕賮乇丕丿蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 乇丕丨鬲蹖 賵 丌爻丕蹖卮 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 丕夭 賴蹖趩 鬲賱丕卮蹖 賮乇賵诏匕丕乇 賳蹖爻鬲賳丿...賵賱蹖 睾丕賮賱 丕夭 丌賳讴賴 丿蹖丿賴 賳賲蹖 卮賵賳丿....
March 5, 2019
This review only contains Lady with Lapdog review from the web..
19 pages short... I'm not into romance stories but I like Chekhov's writing. Although I enjoyed this story of 2 miserable ppl in miserable marriages that find eachother and fall in love I don't like the cheating and sneaking around factor. Overall, short good reading time.
January 9, 2018
丕賵賱 賲丕禺賱氐鬲賴丕 丕賮鬲賰乇鬲 噩賲賱丞 賲賳 賲賯丕賱 賱 丌賱丕賳 丿賵 亘賵鬲賵賳 "爻鬲鬲夭賵噩 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱禺丕胤賷亍 毓賱賶 兀賷 丨丕賱" 賲賳 丕賰鬲乇 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱賲賮夭毓丞 賱賷丕 丕鬲賳賷賳 毓丕賷卮賷賳 賲毓 亘毓囟 賰賱 丨丿 賮賷賴賲 賱賷賴 丨賷丕丞 爻乇賷丞 毓賳 丕賱鬲丕賳賷 賵丕賱丨亘 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱禺胤兀 丕賱丕鬲賳賷賳 丕鬲噩賲毓賵丕 賮賷 賯氐丞 賯氐賷乇丞 賵亘氐賮鬲賷 卮禺氐賷丞 賲鬲卮丕卅賲丞 亘兀賷 卮賷亍 賱賷賴 毓賱丕賯丞 亘丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 賮賵丕孬賯丞 丕賳 丕賱丨亘 丿丕卅賲丕 兀鬲賶 賵 賷兀鬲賷 賵爻賷兀鬲賷 賮賷 丕賱鬲賵賯賷鬲 丕賱禺丕胤賷亍
December 28, 2014
毓噩賷亘 賴匕丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘!
兀爻賱賵亘 賯氐氐賷 賲鬲賯賳貙 賵卮禺氐賷丕鬲 鬲賰丕丿 鬲賳胤賯 賲賳 賵丕賯毓賷鬲賴丕貙 賵賲賵丕囟賷毓 鬲賰丕丿 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賰賱 卮禺氐貙 賵鬲賳丕賵賱 賲亘丿毓 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 亘賰丕賲賱 廿賳爻丕賳賷鬲賴 廿賷噩丕亘丕 賵爻賱亘丕.
鬲卮賷禺賵賮 賮賷 賲噩賲賵毓鬲賴 賴匕賴 賱丕 賷賳賮賰 毓賳 囟乇亘 兀乇賵毓 丕賱兀賲孬賱丞 賮賷 賲丕 爻亘賯. 賵鬲賰丕丿 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賲賮丕囟賱丞 亘賷賳 賯氐氐 丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賱卮丿丞 乇賵毓鬲賴丕 賵鬲賳賵毓 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲賴丕.
賷卮賵賯賰 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷 賵賴匕賴 孬丕賱孬 賲丨胤丕鬲賷 賲毓賴 亘鬲賳丕賵賱賴 賱賰 賵賱賲賳 丨賵賱賰 賵賱賲賳 鬲毓乇賮 賲孬賱賴賲 亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿.
賵賷賲賰賳賳賷 亘鬲賵丕囟毓 丕賱匕賷 賷毓賱賲 賯賱賷賱丕 賵賷噩賴賱 賰孬賷乇丕 兀賳 兀賯賵賱 兀賳賴 賲丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲爻賲賷賴 兀丿亘丕 乇丕賯賷丕.
兀爻賱賵亘 賯氐氐賷 賲鬲賯賳貙 賵卮禺氐賷丕鬲 鬲賰丕丿 鬲賳胤賯 賲賳 賵丕賯毓賷鬲賴丕貙 賵賲賵丕囟賷毓 鬲賰丕丿 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賰賱 卮禺氐貙 賵鬲賳丕賵賱 賲亘丿毓 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 亘賰丕賲賱 廿賳爻丕賳賷鬲賴 廿賷噩丕亘丕 賵爻賱亘丕.
鬲卮賷禺賵賮 賮賷 賲噩賲賵毓鬲賴 賴匕賴 賱丕 賷賳賮賰 毓賳 囟乇亘 兀乇賵毓 丕賱兀賲孬賱丞 賮賷 賲丕 爻亘賯. 賵鬲賰丕丿 賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賲賮丕囟賱丞 亘賷賳 賯氐氐 丕賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賱卮丿丞 乇賵毓鬲賴丕 賵鬲賳賵毓 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲賴丕.
賷卮賵賯賰 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷 賵賴匕賴 孬丕賱孬 賲丨胤丕鬲賷 賲毓賴 亘鬲賳丕賵賱賴 賱賰 賵賱賲賳 丨賵賱賰 賵賱賲賳 鬲毓乇賮 賲孬賱賴賲 亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿.
賵賷賲賰賳賳賷 亘鬲賵丕囟毓 丕賱匕賷 賷毓賱賲 賯賱賷賱丕 賵賷噩賴賱 賰孬賷乇丕 兀賳 兀賯賵賱 兀賳賴 賲丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲爻賲賷賴 兀丿亘丕 乇丕賯賷丕.
January 31, 2020
趩禺賵賮 賲賳 乇賵 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 毓賱丕賯賴鈥屬呝嗀� 讴乇丿. 丕蹖賳 趩賳丿 賵賯鬲 夭蹖丕丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 禺賵賳丿賲 賵賱蹖 毓賱蹖鈥屫必嘿� 丕蹖賳讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 乇賵 鬲丨爻蹖賳 讴乇丿賲 賴蹖趩 讴丿賵賲 賳鬲賵賳爻鬲賳丿 賲賳 乇賵 賲卮鬲丕賯 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 讴賳賳丿. 亘賴 氐乇賮 賵馗蹖賮賴 賲蹖 禺賵賳丿賲. 丕賲丕 趩禺賵賮 鬲丕 丨丿蹖 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 乇賵 丕夭 亘蹖賳 亘乇丿. 丿乇 賲噩賲賵毓 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲. 趩賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖 爻丕丿賴 丕卮 賲孬賱 趩丕賯 賵 賱丕睾乇 賵 賲丕爻讴 賵 ... 趩賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏й� 胤賵賱丕賳蹖鈥屫� 賲孬賱 爻乇诏匕卮鬲 賲賱丕賱 鈥屫з嗂屫�. 讴卮卮 賵 爻丕丿诏蹖 賵 賯卮賳诏蹖 丕賳鬲賯丕賱 丨乇賮 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賲賳 乇賵 亘賴 賵噩丿 丌賵乇丿貙 賴乇趩賳丿 賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴貙 毓賱蹖 乇睾賲 丕蹖賳讴賴 賯亘賱丕 亘丕 禺賵丿賲 毓賴丿 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿賲 賲賯丿賲賴 賲鬲乇噩賲 賴蹖趩 讴鬲丕亘蹖 乇賵 賳禺賵賳賲貙 禺賵賳丿賳 賲賯丿賲賴 賲鬲乇噩賲 丕夭 賱匕鬲 讴卮賮 乇丕夭 賴乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賲 讴乇丿 (乇爻賲丕 丕爻倬賵蹖賱 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿!) 賵賱蹖 亘丕夭 賴賲 乇丕囟蹖 丕賲. 亘賴 賴乇 丨丕賱 鬲賵氐蹖賴 丕賲 丕蹖賳賴 丕诏乇 丿乇 賳爻禺賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 賲蹖 禺賵賳蹖丿 賲鬲乇噩賲 丕賵賲丿賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏� 乇賵 乇賲夭诏卮丕蹖蹖 讴乇丿貙 亘蹖 鬲乇丿蹖丿 賲賯丿賲賴 乇賵 賳禺賵賳丿賴 乇丿 讴賳蹖丿 賵 亘匕丕乇蹖丿 禺賵丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘乇丕蹖 卮賲丕 乇丕夭卮 乇賵 噩乇毓賴 噩乇毓賴 賮丕卮 讴賳賴.
February 14, 2015
亘賴 賳馗賭乇 賲賭賳 丕诏乇 賳賲丕蹖卮賭賭賳丕賲賴 禺賭賵丿 亘賴 禺賭賵丿 禺賭賭賵亘 丕爻賭鬲 貙 亘乇丕蹖 丌賳讴賴 亘鬲賵丕賳丿 丿乇 卮賭賭賳賭賵賳丿賴 鬲丕孬賭蹖乇 讴賳丿 賴賭蹖賭賭趩 賳蹖丕夭蹖 亘賴 夭丨賭賲鬲賽 丌讴鬲賭賵乇賴丕 賳蹖爻賭鬲 貙 亘賱讴賭賴 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 賮賯賭胤 亘賴 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丌賳 丕讴賭鬲賭賮丕 讴賭乇丿
.賵 丕诏賭乇 賳賲丕蹖卮賭賳丕賲賴 亘丿 丕爻賭鬲 倬賭爻 賴賭蹖賭趩 亘丕夭蹖 丕蹖 賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 丌賳 乇丕 亘賴 氐賭賭賵乇鬲賽 禺賵亘蹖 丿乇丌賵乇丿
爻乇诏匕卮鬲 賲賱丕賱 丕賳诏蹖夭
.賵 丕诏賭乇 賳賲丕蹖卮賭賳丕賲賴 亘丿 丕爻賭鬲 倬賭爻 賴賭蹖賭趩 亘丕夭蹖 丕蹖 賳賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 丌賳 乇丕 亘賴 氐賭賭賵乇鬲賽 禺賵亘蹖 丿乇丌賵乇丿
爻乇诏匕卮鬲 賲賱丕賱 丕賳诏蹖夭
March 6, 2017
丕賳賴 丕賱賯丿乇 賷賮毓賱賴丕 賲毓賳丕 賲乇丕乇丕 賮賷兀鬲賶 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘賷賳 賮賶 丕賱兀賵賯丕鬲 睾賷乇 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞
February 16, 2021
Chekov is the Cheever of the provinces.
July 26, 2018
I have not read much Chekhov over the years, and only one other title since joining GR. So I could say this book was basically an introduction to his work for me. And I am not quite sure what to say about these nine stories.
They were intense, dramatic, compelling and very readable. But they were also dark, dreary, and full of despicable characters, especially the men. Slices of life and society as he saw them, I suppose?
Not an uplifting collection by any means, but as I said, very readable. I liked An Upheaval, where a young governess is shocked that her room has been searched when a brooch goes missing. How could her employers suspect her?! Can she possibly stay in the house after this? Do all servants have to accept such treatment?! Will she?!
Another favorite was The Black Monk, which explored that fine line between genius and madness. How much difference is there, really? And is a genius happier in his insane moments?
The longest was An Anonymous Story, which told of a man who went into service in a certain house, apparently as an undercover agent for some unnamed group. What does he plan to do and will he ever get the chance? Meanwhile, what does he witness in Orlov's house and how will it affect his plans? This was quite an intriguing tale, but the ending left me unhappy. I allowed myself to expect something completely different.
The Husband was the final story, telling how the arrival of cavalry officers in one village affects not only all the ladies but one husband in particular. What does he do when he sees his wife dancing quite innocently and happily with one of the officers?
I don't know if all of Chekhov's work has this grimness to it, or if it was just this collection. I will certainly try more someday but now I need to read something joyous to clear away all these shadows.
They were intense, dramatic, compelling and very readable. But they were also dark, dreary, and full of despicable characters, especially the men. Slices of life and society as he saw them, I suppose?
Not an uplifting collection by any means, but as I said, very readable. I liked An Upheaval, where a young governess is shocked that her room has been searched when a brooch goes missing. How could her employers suspect her?! Can she possibly stay in the house after this? Do all servants have to accept such treatment?! Will she?!
Another favorite was The Black Monk, which explored that fine line between genius and madness. How much difference is there, really? And is a genius happier in his insane moments?
The longest was An Anonymous Story, which told of a man who went into service in a certain house, apparently as an undercover agent for some unnamed group. What does he plan to do and will he ever get the chance? Meanwhile, what does he witness in Orlov's house and how will it affect his plans? This was quite an intriguing tale, but the ending left me unhappy. I allowed myself to expect something completely different.
The Husband was the final story, telling how the arrival of cavalry officers in one village affects not only all the ladies but one husband in particular. What does he do when he sees his wife dancing quite innocently and happily with one of the officers?
I don't know if all of Chekhov's work has this grimness to it, or if it was just this collection. I will certainly try more someday but now I need to read something joyous to clear away all these shadows.
July 23, 2011
Dans la plupart des romans russes, les personnages f茅minins me paraissent plus 茅pais, les histoires affectives plus cr茅dibles que dans les leurs homologues fran莽ais. Dans chacune de ces quinze nouvelles, Anton Tch茅kov serre un tableau moral 茅difiant et plaisant sur le th猫me pr茅f茅r茅 de la litt茅rature. Tatiana Tolsto茂 茅crivit 脿 l鈥檃uteur que son p猫re avait lu quatre fois Douchtchka, l鈥檜ne d鈥檈ntre elle, dans une m锚me journ茅e. Il affirmait qu鈥檈lle l鈥檃vait rendu plus intelligent. Gorki raconte qu鈥檜n jour Tolsto茂 fit l鈥櫭﹍oge de cette nouvelle devant Tch茅kov, les larmes aux yeux 脿 cause de l鈥檈nthousiasme. Ce dernier, fi茅vreux ce jour-l脿, r茅pondit : 芦 C鈥檈st plein de coquilles鈥� 禄
February 4, 2015
This collection is dominated by two stories, The Lady with the Dog, and An Anonymous Story. They account for half of the book in volume, and they are, in my opinion, the two best stories of the collection. They are all good though. I never feel like I'm struggling to finish a Chekhov story. Much is made of his writing style and it certainly makes his stories flow effortlessly. It's easy to see why he is considered a master of the short story genre.
March 1, 2015
毓噩賷亘 賴匕丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘!
..兀爻賱賵亘 賯氐氐賷 賲鬲賯賳貙 賵卮禺氐賷丕鬲 鬲賰丕丿 鬲賳胤賯 賲賳 賵丕賯毓賷鬲賴丕貙 賵賲賵丕囟賷毓 鬲賰丕丿 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賰賱 卮禺氐貙 賵鬲賳丕賵賱 賲亘丿毓 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 亘賰丕賲賱 廿賳爻丕賳賷鬲賴 廿賷噩丕亘丕 賵爻賱亘丕.
鬲卮賷禺賵賮 丕賱毓夭賷夭 : 賱丕 卮賷亍 噩丿賷丿 ... 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賷毓賷丿 賳賮爻賴 ... 賵丕賱丨賷丕丞 鬲卮鬲丕賯 賱丕賳爻丕賳賷鬲賰 丕賱禺丕賱丿丞
..兀爻賱賵亘 賯氐氐賷 賲鬲賯賳貙 賵卮禺氐賷丕鬲 鬲賰丕丿 鬲賳胤賯 賲賳 賵丕賯毓賷鬲賴丕貙 賵賲賵丕囟賷毓 鬲賰丕丿 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賰賱 卮禺氐貙 賵鬲賳丕賵賱 賲亘丿毓 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 亘賰丕賲賱 廿賳爻丕賳賷鬲賴 廿賷噩丕亘丕 賵爻賱亘丕.
鬲卮賷禺賵賮 丕賱毓夭賷夭 : 賱丕 卮賷亍 噩丿賷丿 ... 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賷毓賷丿 賳賮爻賴 ... 賵丕賱丨賷丕丞 鬲卮鬲丕賯 賱丕賳爻丕賳賷鬲賰 丕賱禺丕賱丿丞
May 14, 2020
First read when I was 17. Re-read when I was 47. Nice, it has a very melancholic flavor, but a little too cheap-sentimental.
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