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The Kiss and Other Stories
Translated by Hugh Aplin
ISBN: 9781847494191
256 pages
RRP: Original price was: £7.99.£6.39Current price is: £6.39.
While at a party organized by the local landowner for the officers of his brigade, the shy and awkward Ryabovich is suddenly kissed by an unknown woman in a dark room. This unexpected, electrifying encounter, which he relives in his mind day after day, marks a turning point for Ryabovich, showing him that everything in life – joy, sorrow, hope – is equally pointless and subject to chance.
One of Chekhov’s most admired stories, ‘The Kiss’ is joined in this volume by six other celebrated tales in a new translation by Hugh Aplin: ‘The Lady with the Little Dog’, ‘Ward Six’, ‘The Black Monk’, ‘The House with a Mezzanine’, ‘The Bishop’ and ‘Peasants’ – making this an indispensable collection for those wanting to discover Chekhov at his creative best.
Part of Anton Chekhov – Short-Stories Collection, now at £25.00 (UK free courier delivery)
REVIEWS
The virtue of this story [The Kiss] is its completeness, its summoning of human feelings perfectly matched to the events that produce them.
The Independent
What writers influenced me as a young man? Chekhov! As a dramatist? Chekhov! As a story writer? Chekhov!
Tennessee Williams
It was a delight to revisit Chekhov through these crisp, newly minted translations. For a newcomer to his work, this book will serve as an ideal introduction to a classic writer and a wholly admirable man.
P.P.O. Kane
The Compulsive Reader
