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Raymond Carver called Anton Chekhov "the greatest short story writer who has ever before lived". This unequivocal verdict on Chekhov's genius has been echoed many times by authors as diverse as Katherine Mansfield, Somerset Maugham, John Cheever, and Tobias Wolf. While his reputation as a playwright has sometimes overshadowed his achievements in prose, the value of Chekhov's reviews is now recognized by viewers as well as by fellow writers. Their themes - alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of individual living - have as much relevance today as when they were written, and these superb new translations catch their modernist heart. Elusive and delicate, spare and unadorned, the reviews in this selection are among Chekhov's most poignant and lyrical. The booklet includes well-known bits such as "The Lady with the Little Dog",'as well as less familiar work like "Gusev", motivated by Chekhov's vacations in the Far East, and "Rothschild's Violin", a haunting and darkly funny tale about loss of life and loss. The reviews are established chronologically to show the development of Chekhov's art.
