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Considerado um dos criadores do conto curto, Tchekhov, em poucas pinceladas, pintava toda a complexidade do homem, elevando o pequeno texto a alturas épicas. Nesta coletânea estão reunidas algumas de suas obras-primas, como “A senhora com o cachorrinho”, “A morte do funcionário” e “O bilhete de loteria”, entre outras narrativas primorosas que revelam um escritor brilhante no ápice de sua arte. As histórias foram cuidadosamente selecionadas pela mestra das letras Tatiana Belinky, que também verteu o texto para português.
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First published October 30, 2018
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Dramas, such as The Seagull (1896, revised 1898), and including "A Dreary Story" (1889) of Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, also Chekov, concern the inability of humans to communicate.
Born ( Антон Павлович Чехов ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular Mór Jókai. People also mocked ideological optimism of Jókai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against [a:Alfred Dreyfu
Dramas, such as The Seagull (1896, revised 1898), and including "A Dreary Story" (1889) of Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, also Chekov, concern the inability of humans to communicate.
Born ( Антон Павлович Чехов ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular Mór Jókai. People also mocked ideological optimism of Jókai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against [a:Alfred Dreyfu
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August 16, 2022
It's all fresh as if it was written yesterday.
February 17, 2023
Vou ter que roubar o que Irineu Franco disse no prefácio da edição que eu li: Tchekhov é honesto. Os contos que ele nos mostra falam sobre o cotidiano e a vida comum do povo russo na época em que ele viveu, e explora os sentimentos humanos dentro desses pequenos fragmentos da vida dos personagens que ele retira e coloca nas páginas. Muitas das histórias são lindas e cheias de sentimentos, outras são engraçadas, e também tem aquelas que não falam sobre nada.
Vi muita gente reclamar sobre esses textos que não falam nada, e acho que neles há honestidade e beleza. A vida trivial, o ser humano comum, expostos de maneira tão honesta. Tchekhov é um cronista que enxerga e traduz o cotidiano e o interior das pessoas com maestria, sutileza e, como Irineu bem disse, honestidade.
Vi muita gente reclamar sobre esses textos que não falam nada, e acho que neles há honestidade e beleza. A vida trivial, o ser humano comum, expostos de maneira tão honesta. Tchekhov é um cronista que enxerga e traduz o cotidiano e o interior das pessoas com maestria, sutileza e, como Irineu bem disse, honestidade.
August 30, 2025
Simplesmente maravilhoso!
Meus contos preferidos são: Angústia, Vanka, Inimigos e A aposta.
Nenhum conto aqui é ruim, Tchekhov escrevia como poucos. Brilhante!
Meus contos preferidos são: Angústia, Vanka, Inimigos e A aposta.
Nenhum conto aqui é ruim, Tchekhov escrevia como poucos. Brilhante!
April 12, 2021
Dos trinta e sete contos do livro, apenas cinco me cativaram. É inegável a qualidade da escrita de Tchekhov e a tradução de Tatiana Belinky, porém a repetição da temática do adultério, relacionamento e casamento, acabou me incomodando um pouco. Apesar disso, destaco os contos 'A senhora com o cachorrinho', 'Inimigos' e 'Angústia', que são espetaculares! Já valem a leitura.
August 2, 2022
Eu não sou, particularmente, uma leitora de contos (em geral, eu leio um uma vez na vida outra na morte e agarro na leitura - com esse livro foi assim). Ainda assim, apesar de gostar menos das narrativas curtas, é impressionante o que Tchekov faz! A grande maioria dos contos é excelente, falam sobre o “homem supérfluo” tão comum da literatura russa, falam sobre matrimônio e adultério, com um tom irônico inteligente e gostoso de ler.
Uma observação: a medida que eu lia, fiquei surpresa com a quantidade de protagonistas médicos nos contos e, ao pesquisar sobre o autor, descobri que o próprio era médico, o que explica muita coisa.
Indico a todos que gostam de ler contos ou desejam começar a ler, e sobretudo os que gostam de literatura russa. Tem disponível no Kindle Unlimited!
Uma observação: a medida que eu lia, fiquei surpresa com a quantidade de protagonistas médicos nos contos e, ao pesquisar sobre o autor, descobri que o próprio era médico, o que explica muita coisa.
Indico a todos que gostam de ler contos ou desejam começar a ler, e sobretudo os que gostam de literatura russa. Tem disponível no Kindle Unlimited!
December 26, 2021
I was highly anticipating reading some short stories by Anton Tchekhov, but I am not sure this book was the best introduction to this Russian master.
Though there are undoubtedly short stories that instigate “bigger questions”, introspection or even ponder about what is really meaningful in life, others just feel a bit bland.
Still, it was an enjoyable read.
Though there are undoubtedly short stories that instigate “bigger questions”, introspection or even ponder about what is really meaningful in life, others just feel a bit bland.
Still, it was an enjoyable read.
March 26, 2023
Acabei de ler tem 3 dias. Passei um bom tempo lendo esses contos, intercalando com outras leituras e foi uma delícia. Não sou fã de contos, prefiro narrativas longas, mas Tchekhov tem um talento incrível! Essa sim é uma escrita de qualidade! Tem humor na medida certa, discreto, reflexões incríveis e enredos que surpreendem e cativam. Melhor livro de contos que já li.
July 8, 2024
Durante os primeiros contos, confesso que não me senti nada impressionada, diferente do que achei que iria sentir, dada a fama de Tchekhov. As histórias parecem banais e até mesmo sem sentido, quer dizer, porque alguém escolheria escrever sobre o enterro da esposa de um chefe de correio velho? Mas a partir da metade do livro, não sei precisar o conto, apesar de simples, as histórias passaram a ser muito mais interessantes, não sei se porque de fato os últimos contos são melhores ou eu apenas consegui enxergar melhor todas as sutilezas das emoções humanas colocadas pelo autor nas amenidades. Termino o livro achando que Tchekhov é genial, e não poderia ser diferente depois de ler coisas como "Inimigos", "A duquesa", entre outros tão maravilhosos quanto.
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