Title: Excellent People Date Read: 21st February 2012 Briefly: The relationship between a 'literary man' and his sister becomes strained, when the sister begins to form views and beliefs that the brother doesn't agree with. Afterthoughts: I've … [Read more...]
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Chekhov Shorts: Hush!
Title: Hush! Date Read: 21st February 2012 Briefly: Journalist Ivan Yegoritch returns home late one night, clearly frustrated at the writing task that lies ahead of him. Afterthoughts: An hilarious tale from Chekhov, which focuses on the theme of … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: Dreams
Title: Dreams Date Read: 7th February 2012 Briefly: While tramping towards the district town, peasant constables Ptaha and Sapozhnikov get to know something of the person they're escorting - a tramp who doesn't look anything like a tramp, who's … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: Mire
Title: Mire Date Read: 7th February 2012 Briefly: Lieutenant Alexandr Grigoryevitch Sokolsky arrives at the home of a young wealthy Jewess to collect money owed to his cousin, Kryukov. Keen to collect the money because it is getting loaned to him … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: A Peculiar Man
Title: A Peculiar Man Date Read: 20th September 2011 Briefly: Midwife, Marya Petrovna Koshkin is awoken in the middle of the night by Kiryakov, a 'tall, well-made gentleman, no longer young, but with a handsome, severe face and bushy whiskers.' The … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: In the Court
Title: In the Court Date Read: 20th September 2011 Briefly: The Circuit Court is in session, but for all members on this day - and one expects every day - it's a mundane and lethargic affair. Even the case of peasant Nikolay Harlamov, who is … [Read more...]
Devouring De Maupassant: Beside Schopenhauer’s Corpse
Title: Beside Schopenhauer's Corpse Date Read: 19th September 2011 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Intrigued by another man's reading habits, the narrator sets about befriending a sick German guest who is staying at the same hotel as him. He soon … [Read more...]
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Devouring De Maupassant: Miss Harriet
Title: Miss Harriet Date Read: 19th September 2011 Available Online?: YES Briefly: While on a coach trip from Etretat to the ruins of Tancarville, the old painter Leon Chenal is asked to tell a love story of which he's played a part in. He … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Checkin Off the Chekhov Shorts, Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Devouring De Maupassant, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, short story review
Chekhov Shorts: Difficult People
Title: Difficult People Date Read: 13th September 2011 Briefly: Yevgraf Ivanovitch Shiryaev's family await at the dinner table for the farmer to finish washing his hands. He finally joins them and in something of a tense atmosphere, the eldest son … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: A Trifle from Life
Title: A Trifle from Life Date Read: 13th September 2011 Briefly: Nikolay Ilyitch Belyaev goes to visit the home of his long-term love interest, Olga Ivanovna Irnin. Finding Olga Ivanovna not at home, Nikolay Ilyitch settles down on a lounge chair … [Read more...]