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The Death of a Civil Servant (Quirky Classics)
Anton Chekhov
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Description for The Death of a Civil Servant (Quirky Classics)
Paperback. This short collection shows Chekhov in an amusing, playful light, poking fun at the greed, sycophancy and ignorance of his characters, with the moral detachment that also characterizes his major, serious works. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 297 x 12. Weight in Grams: 96.
In `The Death of a Civil Servant', an administrative clerk accidentally sneezes on a hierarchical superior at the opera, which results in great embarrassment and hilarious and futile attempts at atonement. The other short stories included in this volume, `A Calculated Marriage', `The Culprit', `The Exclamation Mark', `The Speech-Maker', `Who Is to Blame?' and `A Defenceless Creature' are in the same absurdly comical vein. This short collection shows Chekhov in an amusing, playful light, poking fun at the greed, sycophancy and ignorance of his characters, with the moral detachment that also characterizes his major, serious works.
In `The Death of a Civil Servant', an administrative clerk accidentally sneezes on a hierarchical superior at the opera, which results in great embarrassment and hilarious and futile attempts at atonement. The other short stories included in this volume, `A Calculated Marriage', `The Culprit', `The Exclamation Mark', `The Speech-Maker', `Who Is to Blame?' and `A Defenceless Creature' are in the same absurdly comical vein. This short collection shows Chekhov in an amusing, playful light, poking fun at the greed, sycophancy and ignorance of his characters, with the moral detachment that also characterizes his major, serious works.
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Quirky Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847496867
SKU
V9781847496867
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About Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is one of the giants of modern literature, exerting a strong influence on many present-day novelists and dramatists. As a playwright, he ranks in popularity second only to Shakespeare in the English-speaking world. As a prose writer, he was one of the first to use the stream-of-consciousness technique, and his anti-heroic realism, full of ambiguity and allusion, ... Read more
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