Selected Stories

Anton Chekhov · 1860–1904 · Russia

Originally Selected Stories (Russian)

Why it matters

'The Lady with the Dog,' 'Ward No. 6,' 'The Bishop': stories that end where others begin, trusting life over plot. The modern short story's constitution; nearly every practitioner since names him first.

At a glance

Plain surfaces hide deliberately unresolved endings that ask for careful, patient reading.