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No. 63 – From the Diary of a Violent-Tempered Man
A comically inept academic resists marriage, but resistance is futile.
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No. 136 – A Story Without an End
An actor’s failed suicide spurs his neighbor, a writer, to use him as the subject for a story.
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No. 29 – Ariadne
This is a brilliant story about a romantic, shallow young man, Shamohin, who is lovesick for his beautiful neighbor, the cold and manipulative (and equally shallow) Ariadne. Shamohin trails pathetically after Ariadne and her lover to Italy, and even lends them money that neither he nor his father can afford to give away. Having longed…
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No. 194 – Hush!
A self-important scribbler requires absolute silence to create his art.
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No. 198 – A Play
An aggressive amateur writer forces a successful playwright to listen to her work
A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A Chekhov Circus 