Autor: Anton Tchekhov

LENKA, the daughter of the retired collegiate assessor, Plemyanniakov, was sitting in her back porch, lost in thought. It was hot, the flies were persistent and teasing, and it was pleasant to reflec …

AFTER the festive dinner with its eight courses and its endless conversation, Olga Mihalovna, whose husband’s name-day was being celebrated, went out into the garden. The duty of smiling and talking …

THE evening service was being celebrated on the eve of Palm Sunday in the Old Petrovsky Convent. When they began distributing the palm it was close upon ten o’clock, the candles were burning dimly, t …

THREE o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking in at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy!’My whole being from head to heels is burstin …

IT was said that a new person had appeared on the sea-front: a lady with a little dog. Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov, who had by then been a fortnight at Yalta, and so was fairly at home there, had begun to …

GRISHA, a fat, solemn little person of seven, was standing by the kitchen door listening and peeping through the keyhole. In the kitchen something extraordinary, and in his opinion never seen before, …

It was eight o’clock in the morning—the time when the officers, the local officials, and the visitors usually took their morning dip in the sea after the hot, stifling night, and then went into the p …

FYODOR LUKITCH SYSOEV, the master of the factory school maintained at the expense of the firm of Kulikin, was getting ready for the annual dinner. Every year after the school examination the board of …

A HOSPITAL assistant, called Yergunov, an empty-headed fellow, known throughout the district as a great braggart and drunkard, was returning one evening in Christmas week from the hamlet of Ryepino, …

ONE day when she was younger and better-looking, and when her voice was stronger, Nikolay Petrovitch Kolpakov, her adorer, was sitting in the outer room in her summer villa. It was intolerably hot an …

The Bet and Other Stories written by Anton Tchekhov who was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. This book was published in 1915. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is cu …

OLENKA, the daughter of the retired collegiate assessor, Plemyanniakov, was sitting in her back porch, lost in thought. It was hot, the flies were persistent and teasing, and it was pleasant to refle …

AFTER the festive dinner with its eight courses and its endless conversation, Olga Mihalovna, whose husband’s name-day was being celebrated, went out into the garden. The duty of smiling and talking …

THE evening service was being celebrated on the eve of Palm Sunday in the Old Petrovsky Convent. When they began distributing the palm it was close upon ten o’clock, the candles were burning dimly, t …

‘THREE o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking in at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy! ‘My whole being from head to heels is burst …

IT was said that a new person had appeared on the sea-front: a lady with a little dog. Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov, who had by then been a fortnight at Yalta, and so was fairly at home there, had begun to …

GRISHA, a fat, solemn little person of seven, was standing by the kitchen door listening and peeping through the keyhole. In the kitchen something extraordinary, and in his opinion never seen before, …

It was eight o’clock in the morning—the time when the officers, the local officials, and the visitors usually took their morning dip in the sea after the hot, stifling night, and then went into the p …

FYODOR LUKITCH SYSOEV, the master of the factory school maintained at the expense of the firm of Kulikin, was getting ready for the annual dinner. Every year after the school examination the board of …

A HOSPITAL assistant, called Yergunov, an empty-headed fellow, known throughout the district as a great braggart and drunkard, was returning one evening in Christmas week from the hamlet of Ryepino, …

ONE day when she was younger and better-looking, and when her voice was stronger, Nikolay Petrovitch Kolpakov, her adorer, was sitting in the outer room in her summer villa. It was intolerably hot an …

Ivan Laïevski, fonctionnaire de 28 ans, n’aime plus Nadéjda, sa compagne. Il a des scrupules à la rejeter alors qu’elle n’a que lui, et qu’ils n’ont tous deux aucune fortune. Ils vivent loin de leur …

Andreï Kovrine, jeune et brillant intellectuel promis à une chaire à la Faculté, travailleur infatigable, part se reposer dans la propriété de province d’un de ses amis, immense domaine pourvu d’un v …

Publiée en 1888, ‘Une demande en mariage’ est une pièce de théâtre d’Anton Pavlovitch Tchekhov dont le sujet est l’impossibilité de se maîtriser. ’Une demande en mariage’ se situe dans la meille …

Dmitri Gourov, un banquier de la capitale, père de famille approchant de la quarantaine, traîne son ennui sous le doux climat de Crimée. Il rencontre un jour sur les quais de Yalta une jeune femme qu …

Parue en 1894, ‘Le Moine noir’ est une nouvelle fantastique d’Anton Tchekhov dans laquelle l’auteur réfléchit sur le bonheur et le génie, les êtres d’exception et les gens ordinaires. Un récit pour l …

Nicolas Tchikildiéev, garçon à l’hôtel du « Bazar Slave », à Moscou, tomba malade. Ses jambes faiblirent, sa démarche changea, et un jour, t …

Andreï Kovrine est un jeune et brillant universitaire, professeur de philosophie, qui lors d’un séjour chez des amis est sujet à des visions. L’inquiétant moine noir disparu depuis près de mille ans …

This book contains his well-known short story Kashtanka and some short tales which were translated by Constance Garnett. A young appearing mongrel named Kashtanka who belonged to the drunken carpente …

Inédito no Brasil, o relato de Tchékov é uma contundente denúncia do sistema prisional russo do século XIX e um feito literário impressionante. Tradução de Rubens Figueiredo. Um jovem médico empreend …

‘Ninguém melhor do que Tchékhov compreendeu a tragédia contida nas pequenas coisas da vida.’ Máximo Gorki A escrita de Tchékhov revelou-se para o mundo como uma força inovadora tanto no âmbito do con …

Numa época em que o teatro russo era dominado pelos me­lodramas, Tchékhov radicalizou a arte dramática ao escrever peças nas quais destrinchava os hábitos, os amores e os desejos das pessoas comuns. …

A grandeza da Rússia se mede por muitas réguas diferentes. A da geografia, da história, da política, da guerra. Mas talvez nenhuma supere a da literatura. E em particular, a da literatura do século X …

Esta coletânea reúne treze contos de Anton Tchekhov eternizados ao longo do século XIX: ‘História alegre’, ‘A feiticeira’, ‘Fatalidade’, ‘Pesadelo’, ‘Anyuta’, ‘Réquiem’, ‘Um belo tumulto’, ‘O marido’ …

A partir do século 19 diversos autores russos se lançaram no cenário literário mundial com obras não menos do que geniais. Autores como Aleksandr Púchkin, Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Turgueniev, Liev Tolstói …

Anton Tchekhov, foi um grande expoente da literatura russa e universal, sendo reconhecido como um mestre contista e dramaturgo de talento inigualável. A Le Books, que já publicou inúmeros contos de T …

Ivan Ivanovitch Nioukhine, homme d”une cinquantaine d”années, doit donner une conférence sur les méfaits du tabac. Pourquoi est-il là ? Car sa femme l’y a obligé. Nioukhine profite de ces quelques …

Além de ter escrito peças teatrais que se tornaram célebres, como O jardim das cerejeiras, Anton Tchekhov (1860-1904) gravou para sempre o seu nome na história das artes graças aos contos, gęnero lit …

Os contos tchekhovianos ajudaram a alçar o gęnero a um dos mais altos patamares na literatura contemporânea. Nesta coletânea encontram-se reunidas 38 histórias cujo traço mais marcante é o humor. Esc …

Anton Tchekhov foi um médico, dramaturgo e escritor russo e é considerado um dos maiores contistas de todos os tempos. Neste ebook, assim como nas outras edições da Coleção Melhores Contos, você conh …

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 alguma …

O grupo Galpão comemora 30 anos com uma vivência teatral calcada na pesquisa e na experimentação e centrada no trabalho de grupo. E como parte dessas comemorações, dá sequência à publicação de sua ob …

Poucos escritores são tão influentes quanto o russo Anton Tchékhov (1860-1904) quando se fala em ficção curta. O conjunto aqui traduzido por Rubens Figueiredo traz alguns dos contos mais celebrados d …

"The Bet and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories written by Anton Tchekhov, a renowned Russian writer. The stories in this collection are characterized by their vivid and realis …

As irmãs OLGA, MASHA e IRINA moram no interior da Rússia e cuidam da linda casa que seus pais deixaram. Olga e Irina desejam voltar para Moscou, onde acreditam que tinham uma vida mais feliz, enquant …

Tio Vania, texto teatral do dramaturgo russo Anton Tchekhov (1860-1904) encenado pela primeira vez há mais de um século, ganha nova roupagem, originalíssima. O cenário agora são os quadrinhos, e os ‘ …

Ivan Andrêitch Laiévski, um jovem com seus 28 anos, apaixona-se por Nadiejda Fiódorovna, uma mulher casada, que abandona o marido por ele. O casal enamorado muda-se da cosmopolita e efervescente São …

Anton Chekhov was a Russian physician, playwright, and writer, considered one of the greatest short story writers of all time. In this ebook, as in other editions of the Best Short Stories Collection …

Édition enrichie de Roger Grenier comportant une préface et un dossier sur l’œuvre.’Il faut représenter la vie non pas telle qu’elle est, mais telle qu’on la voit en rêve.’ C’est ce que proclame un d …

GAEV, ouvrant une autre fenêtre. Le jardin est tout blanc. Tu n’as pas encore oublié, Liouba ? Cette longue allée s’en va tout droit, comme une courroie tendue, elle brille par les nuits de lune. Tu …

Voici des nouvelles sur le ‘royaume des femmes’. Ainsi, la Dame au petit chien promène son ennui et son chien sur la digue d”une station de la mer Noire. Un homme solitaire la remarque, l”aime, mai …

‘Quand Tchékhov part pour l”île de Sakhaline, en avril 1890, personne ne comprend ses raisons. Lui-même, incapable d”en donner, se contente de parler de mania sachalinosa. Il s”agit là de l”épiso …

‘Ce qui est médiocre, dit un personnage dans Ionytch, ce n”est pas de ne pas savoir écrire des nouvelles, mais d”en écrire et de ne pas savoir le cacher.’ Petit clin d”œil ironique d”Anton Tchékh …

Les trois nouvelles qui composent ce recueil jalonnent trois étapes décisives de la vie et de l”œuvre d”Anton Tchékhov. La Steppe marque son entrée dans la littérature, Salle 6 sa rupture avec la d …

‘Un soir, il neigea. En rentrant du travail je trouvai Mlle Maria dans ma chambre.’Pourquoi ne venez-vous pas à la maison ? Puisque vous ne vouliez plus venir chez moi, c”est moi qui suis venue chez …

Écrite avec la noirceur de la jeunesse – Tchékhov a entre vingt et vingt-deux ans –, cette pièce annonce déjà tous les thèmes de son œuvre théâtrale : personnages à la dérive, solitaires qui passent …

Tragi-comiques, ces quatre œuvres brèves sont chacune des pièces d’orfèvrerie tchékhovienne, où se débattent des individus aux solitudes vertigineuses. ”Je n’ai personne, Nikitouchka, ni parents, ni …

The Tales of Chekhov: Love, and Other Stories Volume 13 by Anton Chekhov is a collection of short stories that delves deeply into the complexities of human nature and relationships. Set against the b …