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"About Love" - ​​Love and life in Chekhov's works. This book collects ten Chekhov short stories with the theme of love. By depicting the subtle psychology of men, women, old and young when facing love, it explores how love occurs and how it ends. Chekhov described various forms of love that have disappeared, imagined, and are about to come, ranging from expectation and warmth to absurdity and ridicule, as well as powerlessness and embarrassment. In these stories, we can see the dilemmas faced by people's hearts and their perceptions of life under the context of love. Chekhov tells us through his novels that facing love is facing life, and whether the ending is happy or unsolvable has been unpredictable since ancient times. However, the most important thing is whether you can capture the touching moment when love first comes, because that may be the opportunity to seize the opportunity to renovate your life. As to what the answer is, Chekhov leaves it up to the reader to find out.

"Chameleon: A Collection of Chekhov's Short Stories" contains dozens of Chekhov's classic short stories, including: "The Nightingale in Concert", "The Bad Boy", "The Fat Man and the Thin Man", "The Chameleon", "The Man in the Trap", etc.

A total of more than 300 Chekhov's letters and essays have been selected and translated. Chekhov was modest by nature, did not like to talk eloquently, and rarely wrote critical articles. However, his views on literature and art, his observation of the world, and his evaluation of celebrities of his time are all scattered in letters and essays. Chekhov rarely expressed emotion in his personal letters. Instead, he complained about trivial matters, complained about lack of money, and ridiculed himself like ordinary people. He was seriously ill all year round, but rarely showed sadness; he loved nature, liked sledding, and raised a meerkat; he made various plans, such as planting 60 cherry trees and 80 apple trees, and publishing 1,000 kinds of books. The essay part contains Chekhov's creative reflections, recording the moments of inspiration, from which the prototypes of many masterpieces can be seen. Philosophical and interesting, humorous and venomous.

The "man in the trap" is a person who wraps himself up in layers. No matter the weather, wear a raincoat, bring an umbrella, and stuff cotton in your ears. He sealed everything in covers, kept the doors and windows of his home closed, and hung the curtains when he slept. He is afraid of change and any "abnormality" makes him uneasy. He lives within a narrow orbit, not daring to go beyond it at all, and restrains others by this standard... He makes the whole town feel suffocated. In the end he died, but the shadow still seemed to hang over him. Contains 24 novels by Chekhov. From the first famous work "Death of a Civil Servant" at the age of 23 to "The Fiancée" a year before his death, it runs through the writer's entire writing career; including "The Man in the Trap", "The Sixth Ward", "The Woman with the Puppy" and other popular masterpieces, which embodies his artistic style and all core themes. With a few strokes, Chekhov painted a portrait of every weak and good man; with simple words and gentle tones, he revealed the absurdity and cruelty of reality; with the ever-chaotic plot and artistic conception, he interpreted the essence of life - regret and beauty.

The complete collection of Chekhov's novels, accompanied by 80 classic illustrations. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), a world-class Russian short story master and outstanding playwright, was the last critical realist art master in Russia in the late 19th century. He is known as one of the "three major short story writers in the world" together with the French writer Maupassant and the American writer O. Henry. On the basis of the tradition of Russian realism, Chekhov took a new approach, opened up a new world with short stories, and revolutionized the literary genre of short stories. In Russia, which originally did not regard short stories as a major art form, Chekhov became the only master of realism whose short stories were recognized as classic writers. This collection is based on the first ten volumes of the 30-volume "The Complete Works of Chekhov" published in the Soviet Union. It contains all of Chekhov's novels. It is the true "Complete Collection of Chekhov's Novels and Novels" in the Chinese-speaking world. It is led by teacher Wang Shouren of the Academy of Social Sciences. Edited by mostly famous Russian translators, it strives to restore the original charm of Chekhov's text. It is accompanied by 80 exquisite illustrations specially drawn for Chekhov by the famous Soviet illustrator Kukreniksey, comprehensively showing Chekhov's artistic world. This collection is designed with a linen leather spine, showing a strong sense of "Chekhov" art in the cover.