The stories collected here, written during the final decade of Chekhov's life, reveal a writer who, in response to the techniques of Symbolism and Impressionism, was moving beyond 19th-century realism to become an influential innovator of the modern short story.

At a time when the Russian stage was dominated by farces, formulaic melodramas and vaudevilles, Chekhov created plays without heroes and villains, and focused instead on the individual grappling with a moral dilemma. This is a collection of five of his plays.

This Student Edition of Chekhov's last and most elusive play, a study of the effect of social change on the values of individuals, includes notes on the life and career of the playwright, an introduction giving the background to the play and a guide to its interpretation.

Formerly part of the World Dramatists series of play collections by classic and modern playwrights, including foreign works in workable and accurate translations, this title and seven others are reissued in a new format under the heading, World Classics .

A masterpiece of Russian drama, now in a student edition

Chekhov's widely performed classic study of provincial life explores the irony of hope and the inadequacy of consolation.

The play tells the story of three sisters and their brother who live in a provincial Russian town. Michael Frayn has successfully recreated the naturalness of the original text in this translation and included are notes, commentary and questions for students.

The beautiful estate of a once proud Russian aristocratic family is auctioned off to the son of a peasant who has succeeded in industry.

Primarily known as a dramatist, Chekhov also wrote short stories. This selection of his work includes The Swedish Match , Easter Eve , Mire , On the Road , Verotchka , Volodya , The Kiss , Sleepy and The Steppe .

This is a collection of eight of Chekov's early stories, written during his late 20s and early 30s. They are: The Steppe , Panpipes , The Kiss , Verochka , The Name-Day Party , A Dreary Story , Gusev and The Duel . They deal with good and evil, depicting heroes, villains and monsters.

In this collection of 20 short stories, the editor Richard Ford has selected his personal favourites of Chekhov's work. Includes are The Kiss , The Darling , as well as lesser known tales such as A Blunder , Hush and Champagne .

This recording features the novella In The Ravine by Anton Chekhov, a minutely observed look at life in a village through the eyes of one family. It also features 10 short stories by Chekhov, including Oh! The Public , The Chorus Girl and Misery .

Checkov's tragi-comedy about the three Prozorov girls and their rapacious sister-in-law is revived in this new version by Nicholas Wright.

Kabakov is considered the most important artist to have emerged from Russia in the late-20th century. This work surveys his career, analyzing its philosophical and formal dimensions in terms of art history. It also discusses the artist's bridging of Eastern and Western art practices.

A collection of stories from the middle period of the author's career that show him exploring complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions. It presents characters that face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence.

Allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own.