The Portable Chekov

by Avrahm Yarmolinsky

Paperback

Published January 1, 1961

About the author

Yarmolinsky was a critic, biographer, and author who served for over thirty years as chief of the Slavonic Division of the New York Public Library. He also taught Russian and Columbia University and the City College of New York.

Dr. Yarmolinsky participated in the editing and translating of numerous memoirs and books of Russian and German poetry. His wife was the poet Babette Deutsch.

Reviews

[O Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Discovering this book was a highlight of an otherwise bad day. It took me a little while to 'get' Chekov. I read some short stories, some in school, others on recommendation from people like Cornel West, those short stories were good, but it was not until I read 'Lady with the Pet Dog' that I truly understood just how good he was and since then I have read many of his other stories and parts of plays. I was not the first person to own my copy of this book, but I will not be fast to give it up.

[Terri · Rating 3 out of 5]

An excellent portrayal of life in Russia just prior to the revolution, as told through short stories, two plays, and letters.