num_pages: 288
description: One of the world's great masters of the short story, Anton Chekhov wrote about everyday life as he saw it - with humor, insight, and honesty. In this lies his genius: He portrayed the Russian people as they really were, not as he wanted them to be.
language: English
title: Selected Stories
titlecomplete: Selected Stories
genres: Classics, Collections, Short Stories, Russia, Russian Literature, Short Story Collection, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 1328
publisher: Signet Classics