{"product_id":"ward-no-6-and-other-stories-1892-1895-9780140447866","title":"Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895","description":"\u003cb\u003eTales of madness, alienation, and insight from a master of the short story\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWard No. 6 and Other Stories 1892-1895\u003c\/i\u003e collects stories which show Anton Chekhov beginning to confront complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions in his short fiction. These stories from the middle period of Chekhov's career include - influenced by his own experiences as a doctor - 'Ward No. 6', a savage indictment of the medical profession set in a mental hospital; 'The Black Monk', portraying an academic who has strange hallucinations, explores ideas of genius and insanity; 'Murder', in which religious fervour leads to violence; while in 'The Student', Chekhov's favourite story, a young man recounts a tale from the gospels and undergoes a spiritual epiphany. In all the stories collected here, Chekhov's characters face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the second in three chronological volumes of Chekhov's short stories in Penguin Classics. Ronald Wilks's lucid translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing the increasingly experimental style of Chekhov's writing during this time. This edition also contains an annotated bibliography, chronology and explanatory notes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140447866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.14w x 0.70d","brand":"Anton Chekhov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916792926389,"sku":"9780140447866","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7b06433b-a5b3-43c2-a674-543d69b16bac.jpg?v=1687271026","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ward-no-6-and-other-stories-1892-1895-9780140447866","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}