by Antón Chéjov · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420662503
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«El beso y otros cuentos» is the collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (328 pages, in Spanish).
Gathered around the leitmotif of freedom in its many facets, Chekhov's stories portray Russian society of his time with a realistic and critical eye. The volume includes the title story, in which an apparently trivial episode ends up revealing an unexpected panorama, along with others such as «Campesinos» and «La dama del perrito».
Edition by Ricardo San Vicente, who also signs the selection, introduction and translation. The book belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo collection, Literature series, from the publisher Alianza.
Suitable for readers interested in the Russian realist short story and in the short narrative of the late 19th century.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, his career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress."
