Originally Posted by Idril
Thanks for your, as usual, great insight. Perhaps one of Chekov's stories are amongst the stories the seller didn't have enough space to fit in.
Thanks for your, as usual, great insight. Perhaps one of Chekov's stories are amongst the stories the seller didn't have enough space to fit in.
"The Gentleman from San Francisco" is Bunin's. Very beautiful language, very gloomy.
I'm not sure about some of the others because if I read them then it was probably in Russian. But Andreev and Kuprin short stories should be really good. Gorky's early stories are also fun to read.
For short 20 century stories I also like Zoschenko. From something more recent- I am a big fan of Sergei Dovlatov.
Thanks for your advices, Boris! Great to have a real russian on this forum!
Will check them two authours out.
Actually, I might be wrong, but I think perhaps that I've read The Compromise. Will see if I can find the book if I ever bought it.
Found a book that contains 23 stories by Chekov;
A Day in the Country
Old Age
Kashtanka
Enemies
On the Way
Vanka
La Cigale
Grief
An Inadvertance
The Black Monk
The Kiss
In Exile
A Work of Art
Dreams
A Woman's Kingdom
The Doctor
A Trifling Occurence
The Hollow
After the Theater
The Runaway
Vierochka
The Steppe
Rothschild's Fiddle
Could this be an alternative to http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Ta...3185532&sr=8-1 ?
I also found a book that contains 40(!) stories.
Some of these are stories for kids but Rothschild's Fiddle is a true masterpiece
The Cloak is Gogol(Idril is right), Vanka is probably Uncle Vanya by Chekhov.
At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness,
During times of heavy loss And when you're sad
The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay.
To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong.
If you need me urgent, send me a PM
Argh, ok, nothing for me then.
If anyone owns The Essential Tales of Chekhov, could you list the stories in this book? I plan to buy the other book I posted above aswell, but not if both books has too many of the same stories.
Hi, Baz. Looks like both Russia and Croatia will go through. "Van'ka" is a short story for kids by Chekhov- nothing in common with "Uncle Vanya" (except the author)
Boris, it's been a while...I was so so happy when Pavlyuchenko scored his second goal. I have no doubt we will take at least one point in Skopje and then go on tourist visit to Wembley. Of course, Russia will win in Tel Aviv and will party!
At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness,
During times of heavy loss And when you're sad
The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay.
To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong.
If you need me urgent, send me a PM
bazarov, the quote in your signature, which book is that taken from? It sounds so familiar!
Notes from Underground.
At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness,
During times of heavy loss And when you're sad
The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay.
To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong.
If you need me urgent, send me a PM
Ah.. Is that the book about the man who has gambling problems?
No that's The Gambler, another great Dostoevsky's.
Etienne, check your pm!
This thread has helped me ALOT. A list of books purchased after starting this thread;
Dostoevsky:
Crime and Punishment
The Idiot
Demons
Notes from Underground
The Double & The Gambler (2 in 1)
Nabokov:
Pnin
Lolita
Bulgakov:
The Master and Margarita
The Heart of a Dog
Chekov:
Essential Tales
Shalamov:
The Kolyma Tales
Kafka:
Collected Stories
Most of the books I bought are published by Everyman's Library so it makes a nice collection. Feel sorry for me wallet, though.
Last edited by Nico87; 10-25-2007 at 08:32 PM.
Great choices!
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