May 2013
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The Darling and Other Stories (The Tales of...
by Anton Chekhov trans. by Constance Garnett, 1929
Maybe it was my mood, maybe it was the clever endings, maybe it was concise character development … but most likely it was the dripping 19th century Russian sarcasm. Whatever the combination of reasons, these short stories are fucking brilliant.
Chekhov is full of poetically frivolous adoration for the most ridiculous character traits, and...
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