Chameleon: Selected Short Stories by Chekhov

Name: Chameleon: Selected Short Stories by Chekhov
Author: (Russian) Written by Chekhov; Translated by Tong Daoming

变色龙：契诃夫短篇小说精选

by (Russian) Written by Chekhov; Translated by Tong Daoming (（俄）契诃夫著；童道明译)

Status: Completed
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

Improve your writing skills and read Chekhov! A sentence is a story. The book selects 18 representative works of Chekhov's novels, including "The Chameleon", "The Man in the Trap", "The Death of an Official" and other famous works. The police officer who adapts to the wind; the conservative and stubborn teacher; the timid official... Each of Chekhov's novels is like a miniature world. Reading Chekhov is reading our own lives. In the history of human literature, Chekhov, the world's master of short stories, used concise and powerful writing methods to deeply observe the daily lives of ordinary people and created a new literary form.

Reader comments

A very good book, with many stories of joy, anger, sorrow and joy worth pondering.
4 likes3y ago
Russian names are generally longer, so you don't have to worry about the names when reading.
3 likes4y ago
Why is it that after reading Chekhov's satirical novels, I was very profound, but when reading his optimistic novels, I felt nothing at all? [Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript]
3 likes3y ago
I especially like the character of Ochumenlov. He is like a chameleon, changing his direction according to the wind, making people angry and funny. And I was also deeply impressed by Belikov who put himself in a condom. This book made me understand that there are many such people in life, and we must learn to see their true colors. Moreover, Chekhov's writing style is concise and powerful, and every sentence seems to be talking about our own lives. I think this book can not only improve writing skills, but also give us a deeper understanding of human nature.
2 likes2y ago
"We can no longer live like this, there is still hope for everything"
1 like1y ago
Extremely delicate writing style, just the right amount of irony
1 like12mo ago
Chekov's quotations that satirize life are quite profound and vivid.
2y ago
Criticized many social problems and distortions of human nature
1mo ago

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