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Title: The Essential Tales of Chekhov by Richard Ford ISBN: 0-06-095656-9 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 20 June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Life goes better...
Comment: with Chekhov. Whatever volume (happily, there are lots in print), whatever translation you start with, you'll want to keep reading and keep discovering. But, Chekhov may require some getting used to. His stories are melancholy, funny, laconic, ironic. Not many of his characters could be called heroic. His plots do not end neatly. He asks many questions but doesn't answer them. My personal favorites in this volume: An Anonymous Story, Ward 6, The Grasshopper, The Lady with the Dog.
For a great critical essay on Chekhov, read Nabakov's in his Lectures on Russian Literature.
Rating: 2
Summary: Poor translations--forget it.
Comment: Sorry, I have to differ from my fellow reviewers.
The translations here by Constance Garnett are tired and clunky and way too literal. The art of translation has evolved light years from the "word-by-word" school. To compare how much more "modern" Chekhov can sound (and Chekhov was, is, and will remain always MODERN), read Robert Payne's translations. Payne eliminates the clumsy clauses and unnecessary commas and lets the story shine through.
Ford's introduction is interesting, but note: he says NOTHING about the translations. He must know they are abominable. Personally, I have no respect for Richard Ford and Ecco Press for reprinting these. Screw the reader, right?
Rating: 5
Summary: The Father Of The Modern Short Story
Comment: Anton Chekhov was a student of Leo Tolstoy, and thank God he wasn't as long winded, otherwise we would not have all these wonderful short stories.
Short stories before Chekhov were plot oriented and sensationalized. Enter Chekhov, the ultimate master. Now the short story is liberated, it has become more of an art of the moment, an art which reflects deep insights into the social environment of his day - our day too!
Present day short story writers with their overly descriptive styles, their lack of real characterizations, and their general ignorance to the importance of brevity and directness would do much to ponder the intricacies of Chekhov's short masterpieces.
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Title: Selected Stories of Anton Chekov by ANTON CHEKHOV, LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY, RICHARD PEVEAR ISBN: 0553381008 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor ISBN: 0374515360 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1971 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Where I'm Calling from: New and Selected Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) by Raymond Carver ISBN: 0679722319 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 June, 1989 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Writing Fiction (6th Edition) by Janet Burroway, Susan Weinberg ISBN: 0321117956 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 10 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $58.00 |
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Title: Anton Chekhov: Later Short Stories 1888-1903 (MODERN LIBRARY) by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, A. Chekhov, Shelby Foote, Constance Black Garnett ISBN: 0679603166 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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