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New Chekhov Translations Available
From: AP Online
Date: 20010128
Author:HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press Writer
HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-28-2001
New Chekhov Translations Available
NEW YORK (AP) -- The story is called ``Goat or Scoundrel,'' written by the master Anton Chekhov. It has never been heard or published in English.
``A sultry afternoon,'' Chekhov begins. ``A young lady is reclining in the drawing room. Flies are wandering over her face, an open book is lying at her feet, her mouth is slightly ajar and her breath is light and even.''
Chekhov was born 140 years ago this month and on Monday his birthday was to be celebrated with a free reading in midtown Manhattan, ...
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