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The Chekhov Collection of Short Stories

De: Anton Chekhov
Narrado por: Richard Armitage
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Whilst Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is perhaps best for his plays such as Uncle Vanya and The Seagull, he was also a prolific author of short stories.

In this exclusive collection, Audible presents six of his most-celebrated short stories, chosen and performed by Richard Armitage.

Richard, whose interest in the work of Chekhov was sparked by his appearance as Astrov in a stage production of Uncle Vanya, also introduces the collection with a brief overview of each of the stories and his thoughts on why Chekhov’s short stories are not to be missed.

The collection contains the following stories:

'Ward 6'

In a mental asylum, a patient comes into conflict with a director of the institution.

'The Kiss'

During a party, a man becomes infatuated by a woman who accidentally kisses him in the dark.

'Betrothed'

A young woman strives to asset her independence by choosing education over an arranged marriage.

'The Black Monk'

An ageing scholar experiences strange hallucinations.

Is he a genius, or is he insane?

'Neighbours'

A beautiful young woman subverts society expectations by going to live with her neighbour, an older, married man.

'The Student'

A depressed young student has his spirits lifted by recounting an religious story to two strangers.

Public Domain (P)2020 Audible, Ltd Clásicos Apasionante emocionalmente Short Stories Classics Literature Collection

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Chekov’s inner worlds are endlessly entrancing and insightful. I hope we are friends when I reach heaven.

Inspired

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Highly recommend. Read by master. Written by genius, a bit dark and dreary in subject matter, but pierce to the core of basic questions about what this time in the life of ours signifies.

Outstanding reading of truly remarkable stories

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The stories are very melancholy and some even sad. Chechovs’ ability to to enter the soul of his contemporaries is amazing. What makes this listen incredible is Richard Armitage’s incredible narration.

Incredible narrator.

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Armitage is great as always, switches between characters via the voices he uses making it quite easy to follow. Chekhov’s stories are probing, often unsettling. Great stuff.

Animated storytelling

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I saw this was available in the Audible Plus catalog and that Richard Armitage was narrating, so I thought, "why not." All I know about Chekhov is "Chekhov's Gun" and I thought one of these stories would feature thee gun.

None of theses stories had a gun but they were still great. All the short stories were quite sad and explored themes of loneliness, mental health, immortality and religion.

There was one moment that made me laugh. In 'The Kiss' a man asks, "Excuse me, I understand about the bosom, but how could you see the lips if it was dark?"

I liked many other quotes too and I enjoyed this listen.

5 out of 5 Chekhov's Guns.

Chekhov, get your gun.

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