Selected Short Stories of Anton Chekhov

Author: Anton Chekhov, translated by Ru Long
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: In the twenty-two years of his writing career, Chekhov uniquely crafted his distinctive "concise yet profound" style—the soul of the short story. The writer honestly revealed to the world that writing is not mysterious; the art of writing is the art of refinement. The sister of genius is conciseness, and the skill of writing is to eliminate the superfluous and retain the essence. As an old man of the century, he always wanted to say that in terms of writing style, we moderns should learn from Chekhov. This book selects seventeen of Chekhov's excellent short stories, representing his creative achievements from different periods.