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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1
- 1882–1885
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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Publisher's 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 1: 1882–1885, Blackstone has compiled forty-one of Chekhov’s delightful short stories: "A Living Chattel", "Joy", "At the Barber’s", "An Enigmatic Nature", "A Classical Student", "The Death of a Government Clerk", "The Trousseau", "A Daughter of Albion", "An Inquiry", "Fat and Thin", "A Tragic Actor", "The Bird Market", "A Slander", "The Swedish Match", "Choristers", "The Album", "Minds in Ferment", "A Chameleon", "In the Graveyard", "Oysters", "The Marshal’s Widow", "Small Fry", "In an Hotel", "Boots", "Nerves", "A Country Cottage", "Malingerers", "The Fish", "Gone Astray", "The Huntsman", "A Malefactor", "The Head of the Family", "A Dead Body", "The Cook’s Wedding", "In a Strange Land", "Overdoing It", "Old Age", "Sorrow", "Oh! The Public!", "Mari d’Elle", and "The Looking-Glass".
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- William Crosby
- 14-04-19
Masterworks, brilliantly performed, horribly indexed by Audible
How is Audible rationalized not setting out story titles in the index of chapter numbers? How am I supposed to navigate back to something I want to hear again?
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- Thomas H. Kregel
- 23-04-12
Ecellent!
One day I will learn. I always expect the Russian authors to be dry and intellectual. They always surprise me by their warmth and life. These short stories by Chekhov reveal many facets of the human character in dramatic contrast.
I have a warning though. Don't try to listen to them in long sittings. These are like candy and should only be taken a few at a time. There is too much to ponder in each story to pay attention to subsequent ones properly.
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- Robin H.
- 04-05-13
A Riot
These stories are absolute gems. In each one Chekhov hilariously (and not without compassion) uncovers the absurdity of some common human foible. Anthony Heald delivers a stellar performance. His various character voices, paired with Chekhov's writing, have made me laugh out loud countless times. Thanks to both of these gentlemen for such an enjoyable listen!
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- Dana
- 06-03-15
First time reading Anton Chekhov....
This was my first experience with stories by Anton Chekhov and I'm happy to report I was not disappointed. His stories make you think, not in a laborious way but in a way that pulls one side of your mouth up in a sly way. I've already ordered volume 2! The narrator was superb. My favorite story was probably the looking glass.
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- Victoria
- 24-01-16
The Great Chekhov
This is an excellent translation of Chekhov's sort stories . I loved to listen them. Chekhov is one of the best short story teller. Some of the stories I read in Russian but with big interest listen to them in English too. The narrater was excellent and was able with his voice to portray the Russian soul. I highly recommend this book to my fellow audible readers.
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- pibinca
- 21-08-16
What's with the falsetto?
What didn’t you like about Anthony Heald’s performance?
I wish Mr. Heald gave up his ambition to be an actor. He is no actor! Unfortunately he belongs to the vast cohort of audio readers who think they must somehow mimic the voice of the characters in a dialogue. His way of doing this is using the same falsetto voice indistinctly for women, children, old people, and timid people. The effect is condescending and possibly misogynistic. Conversely, men are made to sound gruff and mumbling. These mannerisms he injects into the dialogue ruin the story completely. As you go on listening, it becomes more and more unbearable.
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- Shawn Deggans
- 02-10-15
A master storyteller
In an effort to master the art of writing short fiction, I've turned to one of the great masters of this medium. Refreshingly, many of these stories are actually quite short, which is often the greater writing challenge.
The content of these stories cover provincial life in pre-revolution Russia. Most are cautionary tales told with economy and sympathy for the characters. The reader is often left to draw her own conclusions.
I can't wait to hear volume 2.
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- Ann
- 10-04-14
Very entertaining
Would you listen to The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1 again? Why?
Yes. Chekhov is among the most praised short story writers.
What did you like best about this story?
Each story is a treasure.
What does Anthony Heald bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I'm impressed with the range of characters that come to life. Excellent performance.
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- Kaiyaque
- 13-10-21
Wonderful classics about Russia
Pre-revolution Russia. Stories about peasants and small gentry. I love them, but then, I loved reading Tolstoy's short stories in elementary school. English translation, of course.) Reader is good, too. His personification of whining peasantry is wonderfully irritating.
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- Carolyn from Santa Cruz
- 30-01-21
Well-told stories from a master
Every one of these stories is a gem. Some a real masterpieces. The narrator is superb. He makes each person come alive with different sounding voices.
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- Jeff Cotton
- 16-08-18
No list of stories
Just calling each track a chapter is useless - they're stories, with seperate titles! Not being able to tell which chapter is which story and even which stories are in the book, is so annoying. And surely not rocket science to remedy. And it's the same on all Audible short story collections, it seems. In this case you can't even tediously search for the book info as there isn't one of this collection.
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- sin sin minkin
- 26-07-19
Well read, but unclear regarding titles
Although this is a well read collection of stories, it is almost impossible to tell where one story begins and another ends. Nor can one tell what the title of each story might be.
I am so disappointed I will not listen any further. I'd rather read the stories myself.
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- Jakub P.
- 05-10-22
Default chapter labels
It's all mixed up! I have no idea what Chekhov's story I'm listening to as chapter markers aren't labelled with the specific story name.
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- Erwin
- 05-05-19
I had expected more
I thought I would like those short stories, but they didn't enthrall me. They feel more like a setup for a story than a story proper, many of them don't have a proper climax.
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- Sometimes it's a Zebra 🦓
- 21-05-23
The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov Vol. 1
If there is a volume 2, I will not be listening to it. I thought one of the stories was okay but the rest were pure rubbish. Most of them seemed unfinished and ended abruptly. They were like they were setting up a story and I was waiting for the actual story to begin but then next thing I knew another story had started up.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-05-23
audible needs to do better.
the quality of the sound and occasional murmering of the narrator leaves alot to be desired. you would be glad if you find 1 decent narrator on audible and its getting annoying.
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- Paul O'Brien
- 24-10-22
Reader more important than writer
Irritating over emphasis.
Shame. I was looking forward to this.
Tell me he does not read the second volume please.
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- Lina
- 27-06-22
Absolute genius!
In fact, I’m referring to the reader here, of course Chekhov is brilliant but the reader’s performance is worthy of an Oscar! I listen to 3 books a week on average, and this reader was more brilliant than authors reading their own work!
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- Caroline
- 12-08-21
excellent narration
this collection comes alive largely due to the narrators quirky accents and lively performance.
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- LC
- 09-08-21
Great collection of short stories
I enjoyed these stories. They are quite interesting and a bit different. They also give some insight into life at the time, which I find interesting. Some of them are very short - more like a scene than a story, but enjoyable nonetheless, and also have a lot of depth considering they are so short.
I didn’t like the narration at all. It really spoiled the stories for me. Overacted and an annoying accent was put on.
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