num_pages: 321
description: The English-language debut of Anton Chekhov's first collection of mystery and suspense tales. Considered one of the greatest dramatists of all time Anton Chekhov began his literary career as a crime and mystery writer. Scattered throughout periodicals and literary journals from 1880-1890 these early psychological suspense stories provide a fresh look into Chekhovs literary heritage and his formative years as a writer. In stories like A Night in the Cemetery Night of Horror and Murder not only will Chekhovs dark humor and twisted crimes satisfy even the most hardboiled of mystery fans readers will again appreciate the penetrating absurdist insight into the human condition that only Chekhov can bring. Whether it is the death of a young amateur playwright at the hands of an editor who hates bad writing or a drunken civil servant who ends up trapped in a graveyard these stories overflow with the unforgettable characters and unique sensibility that continue to make Chekhov one of the most fascinating figures in literature.
language: English
title: A Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense
publisher: Pegasus Books