Volume 30, Number 19 · December 8, 1983
The Miracle of Chekhov
By Howard Moss
Chekhov: The Early Stories, 1883–1888
chosen and translated by Patrick Miles, by Harvey Pitcher
Macmillan, 203 pp., $14.95
Our view of Chekhov as a fiction writer has been a matter of luck—haphazard glimpses proffered at the whim of this or that translator and publisher. Chekhov wrote 588 stories; the mature work—some sixty pieces—appeared between 1888 and 1904. That leaves '528 items' (according to the introduction to this book) not quite accounted for, and the vagueness of that statement is typical of our relationship to Chekhov in English.
Review, 2975 words
To read the full text of this piece, please choose one of the following options:
|
If you are already a subscriber to the Review's electronic edition, please sign in: |
To subscribe to the electronic edition, please press the button below. |
To purchase access to this article for $3, please press the button below. |