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From the sublime to the ridiculous, Anton Chekhov saw it all. And he wrote about it as only a master storyteller can, capturing not only the nuances of human behavior, but also the motivations behind the behavior. Often, too, he found universal truths along the way. These stories cover a variety of themes, both comic and tragic, as his characters encounter religion, government bureaucracy, and each other. And although they were written long ago, they are still surprisingly fresh.

Russia - a vast and complex place that hides its secrets well. Two masters of the short story shed light upon its people and their emotional hinterland. Great stories, simply told with fresh voices.

A young man gives a present of "a work of art", or so he thinks, with very interesting consequences. This is one of Chekov's most humorous stories.

Die Altöttinger Unternehmergattin Annamirl Leidl-Berggump wurde erschlagen. Der junge Oberkommissar Max Kramer und sein Kollege Polizeihauptmeister Fritz Fäustl sind umgehend zur Stelle und nehmen die Ermittlungen auf. Das Umfeld der Ermordeten und die letzten Telefonate sind die ersten Anhaltspunkte, denen beide nachgehen. Doch nur Stunden später steht die Ermordete leibhaftig vor Max Kramer. Sie ist von ihrem angeblichen Ableben ebenso überrascht wie der Kommissar.

Natalya was once a happy and radiant young woman. Now an older woman, she reflects about her youth. In particular, she thinks about the heavy emphasis she put on her wealth and the relationships and experiences that it cost her. One man, Pyotr, loved her, but they both let their different statuses in society prevent their love from having a chance. After years of unhappiness and regret, Pyotr comes to visit Natalya.

A selection of stories about love and romance from the best storytellers of the world including Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Turgenev trying to express love in all its forms. This volume opens with iconic Romeo and Juliet's tragic love story dating back to antiquity, followed by very passionate and quite unusual love between a doctor and his patient in 'The District Doctor' by Ivan Turgenev. And last, but not least, a story from the master of human relationship and psychology, Anton Chekhov and his story of 'The Man in a Case'. Read in English, unabridged.

Prayer of Creation includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1 - Andante Cantabile, performed by Anton Kingsbury. This beautiful piano composition starts with a calm and serene flow of gentle notes. This peace is followed by a stormy F-minor central section purging sudden doubts and worries.

Subtle humour is one of the key elements in Chekhov's imaginative stories. But as an artist, Chekhov is more complicated. He paints life with all its nuances and shades of grey. His stories are full of characters who give us invaluable insight into universal wisdom of everyday life - civilised professionals, enlightened misfits, philanthropic gentry, rich landowners and impoverished royalty holding candles for reason, justice and passion.

As Maxim and Lizaveta, a young married couple, drive home from church on Easter, Maxim finds the joy and beauty in everything. As the newly married couple drives home on their first Easter together, carrying a blessed Easter cake, they see a Cossack at the side of the road. They soon learn that he is sick and too weak to make it home, and he asks for some food if they have any. Maxim immediately wants to share the Easter cake with him; however, his wife refuses to allow this, ripping the cake away from her husband.

Prosegue l'edizione dei racconti cechoviani, una produzione novellistica che permette di conoscere, seguendo l'ordine cronologico, la parabola dello scrittore dai primissimi raccontini pubblicati su giornali e riviste umoristiche, fino alle opere della maturità. Un percorso lungo il quale si incontrano i più diversi ambienti della Russia ottocentesca, i più differenti tipi umani, le più varie classi sociali.

Tödlich erkrankt zieht ein alternder Professor vor dem Ende seines Lebens Resümee: Seine Frau liebt er nicht mehr, seine Tochter frisst ihm die Haare vom Kopf und seine Karriere ist vorbei. Ohne eine eigene Aufgabe verstrickt er sich in seinen Gedanken.

Keen to rehearse, the company heads to the Seagate Theatre under the tutelage of the company's owner, Ed Forsyth. This is Ed's last hoorah before retiring and he's keen to leave on a high. But his son, Cal, has absconded, leaving his twin sister, Evie, to help manage the company after their mother's death. Hoping to display her best trapeze performance ever, she's also desperate that the entire troupe should succeed. If only her father hadn't brought in another old-timer...

By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed Bunny, in another thrilling translation from the Korean by Anton Hur, Your Utopia is full of tales of loss and discovery, idealism and dystopia, death and immortality.

In "A Nervous Breakdown", Vasilyev feeling distressed after his visit to few brothels for the first time. Guilt, disgust and shame and of that little voices debating inside his mind that lead him to a symptom of a nervous breakdown. A quirky storytelling, quite distressing but entertaining.

In Exile was first published in May 1892 issue of the Vsemirnaya Illustratsiya magazine. The story was inspired by Chekhov's journey through Siberia and his stay in Sakhalin and, in particular, two episodes of this trip. While on Sakhalin, Anton Chekhov met a boatman nicknamed Krasivy, a self-professed 'happy man' who struck him with his own peculiar brand of Tolstovian philosophy. It was Krasivy, apparently, who became a prototype for Semyon Tolkovy, the story's hero.

Kashtanka — Anton Chekov's short story about a dog with two masters — is a fable about the conundrum of the creative life. The dog Kashtanka belongs to a drunken carpenter who takes her out one day, but on the way home loses her in the confusion of a military parade. The story is told by an omniscient narrator who privileges Kashtanka's point of view, so we follow the dog's subsequent adventures largely from her eyes.

Обычно истории заканчиваются, когда главный герой добирается до вершины светлого или темного пути.... Но не в этот раз. На самом деле для Кота главное испытание только впереди. Сможет ли он пройти испытание той силой, что получил? Примет ли его весь остальной мир или бросит все силы, чтобы уничтожить?

On In Five pulls back the curtain on some of the biggest bands across all genres and decades.

Ein Konstrukteur des Sternenrads - er erzählt die Geschichte eines ungeheuren Verrats. Mehr als 3000 Jahre in der Zukunft: Längst verstehen sich die Menschen als Terraner. Mit ihren Raumschiffen sind sie in die Tiefen des Universums vorgestoßen und dabei immer wieder außerirdischen Lebensformen begegnet; ihre Nachkommen haben Tausende von Planeten besiedelt und sich den neuen Umwelten angepasst. Perry Rhodan ist der Mensch, der den Terranern diesen Weg zu den Sternen eröffnet und sie seitdem begleitet hat.

La crítica moderna considera a Antón Chèjov uno de los maestros del relato corto. En gran medida, a él se debe el relato moderno en el que el efecto depende más del estado de ánimo y del simbolismo que del argumento.