Reading Chekhov

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“Her method is that of the careful reporter who, in Chekhovian manner, starts out with quotidian details, small particulars of time and place . . . and, giving credit to other critics, where it is due, builds on her observations and recollections of the stories and plays to reach heights of feeling and judgment.”

—Washington, D.C., Sunday Times

“Reading Chekhov: A Critical Journey brings the Russian master under the gaze of an astute journalist and critic.”

—Newsday (one of Newsday’s Favorite Books of 2001)

“Part literary appreciation, part biography, part travelogue as Malcolm visits Chekhov’s various Russian haunts, it’s a lush, thoughtful and beautifully written consideration of the premier practitioner of the [short story] form.”

—The Orlando Sentinel

“. . . informative and beautifully written.”

—Time Out New York

“[Malcolm] seamlessly stitches together both standard biographical information . . . and close analysis and interpretation. . . . Malcolm offers a stirring, roving chronicle of ‘our poet of the provisional and fragmentary.’ ”

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