The Steppe and Other Stories, 1887-1891 -

Anton Chekhov

Penguin Classics

2002

416 páginas

13h 52m

ISBN-13: 9780140447859

This new collection of Chekov's finest early writing reveals a young writer mastering the art of the short story. Translated with notes by Ronald Wilks with a new Introduction by Donald Rayfield.

The Steppe established Chekov's reputation. It is the simple yet unforgettable tale of a young boy's journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown life. Gusev depicts an ocean voyage, where a man dies and is thrown to sharks, and the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power. In The Kiss a shy soldier is kissed by mistake in a darkened room; in A Dreary Story a man reaches the end of his life and questions its worth; and in The Duel two men's enmity ends in farce.