{"product_id":"selected-stories-9781853262883","title":"Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Joe Andrew, Professor of Russian Literature, Keele University.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories. He constructs stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which leave much to the reader's imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection contains some of the most important of his earliest and shortest comic sketches, as well as examples of his great, mature works. Throughout, the doctor-turned-writer displays compassion for human suffering and misfortune, but is always able to see the comical, even farcical aspects of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChekhov sees and depicts life with unwavering honesty and truthfulness, although a clear moral sense can be detected beneath his apparent objectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chekhov, Anton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853262883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.83h x 5.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Anton Chekhov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39507468812363,"sku":"9781853262883","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_9c1720ed-d4f3-4bb5-b597-c62f7eaacfd0.jpg?v=1631111855","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/selected-stories-9781853262883","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}