Fat and Thin. Stories

Anton Chekhov (1860 — 1904) — Russian writer, prose writer, playwright, classic of world literature. Author of many plays, novellas, and stories. A. Chekhov's mastery manifested in the ability to see deep social meaning behind the details of everyday life, to feel and understand the human soul. His work had a tremendous impact on the development of world literature and theatrical art, and he remains one of the most popular playwrights in the world to this day.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's stories are characterized by conciseness, subtle humor, and deep psychological insight; they reveal ordinary life through the prism of "laughter through tears," exposing social vices and shortcomings while telling about eternal human values. The book includes the stories "Fat and Thin", "Surgery", "Melancholy", "Darling", "Burbot", "Gooseberries", "The Secret Adviser", "Unter Prishibeev", "The Jumper", "Ionich", "The Lady with the Dog"