Gary Saul Morson reviewed Fifty-Two Stories, by Anton Chekhov, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, at First Things.
"What differentiates Chekhov from other story writers is his fineness of perception, his ability to discern the subtlest emotional shades, and his appreciation of 'the elusive beauty' of human experience."
See "The Darling" in volume 3 and "The Cherry Orchard" in volume 4 of Gateway to the Great Books (10 Vol., 1963), and Uncle Vania in Great Books of the Western World (second edition, 60 Vol., 1990) volume 59.
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