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  • The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 2

  • 1886
  • By: Anton Chekhov
  • Narrated by: Anthony Heald
  • Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)
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By: Anton Chekhov
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Summary

A Russian author, playwright, and physician, Anton Chekhov is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time. Having influenced such writers as Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, and James Joyce, Chekhov’s stories are often noted for their stream-of-consciousness style and their vast number. Raymond Carver once said, “It is not only the immense number of stories he wrote - for few, if any, writers have ever done more - it is the awesome frequency with which he produced masterpieces, stories that shrive us as well as delight and move us, that lay bare our emotions in ways only true art can accomplish.”

In The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 2: 1886, Blackstone has compiled fifty-five of Anton Chekhov’s short stories: Art, A Blunder, Children, Misery, An Upheaval, An Actor’s End, The Requiem, Anyuta, Ivan Matveyitch, The Witch, A Story without an End, A Joke, Agafya, A Nightmare, Grisha, Love, Easter Eve, Ladies, Strong Impressions, A Gentleman Friend, A Happy Man, The Privy Councillor, A Day in the Country, At a Summer Villa, Panic Fears, The Chemist’s Wife, Not Wanted, The Chorus Girl, The Schoolmaster, A Troublesome Visitor, The Husband, A Misfortune, A Pink Stocking, Martyrs, The First-Class Passenger, Talent, The Dependents, The Jeune Premier, In the Dark, A Trivial Incident, A Tripping Tongue, A Trifle from Life, Difficult People, In the Court, A Peculiar Man, Mire, Dreams, Hush!, Excellent People, An Incident, The Orator, A Work of Art, Who Was to Blame?, Vanka, and On the Road.

Anton Chekov (1860–1904) was the author of hundreds of short stories and several plays and is regarded by many as both the greatest Russian storyteller and the father of modern drama.

©Public Domain (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Praise for Anton Chekhov: “It is not only the immense number of stories he wrote…it is the awesome frequency with which he produced masterpieces, stories that shrive us as well as delight and move us, that lay bare our emotions in ways only true art can accomplish.” (Raymond Carver)

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I have just finished listening to both volumes of the The Complete Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, narrated by Anthony Heald, and I have thoroughly enjoyed them but for one thing. As commented upon by another reviewer, Anthony Heald resorts to a rather odd, tremulous and timid falsetto when portraying Chekhov's female characters (and a few of the male ones too), though by the end of Volume 2 this had been toned down a little. Of course there must be some form of character differentiation or the reading would be far too monotonous but Mr Heald's default voice for the women makes them sound like a bizarre mixture of Michael Jackson and Disney's version of Winnie the Pooh, which is a little distracting! Apart from that, very good. I hope that a third volume is on the way.

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Heald is relentlessly good.

the stories are brought to life with sonic resplendency thanks to the emotive, expressive narration of Anthony Heald. this is my fourth Heald book, after Homer's two epics and Crime and Punishment, and I hope dearly that he narrates some more classics. more Russian literature + Anthony Heald please!

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