The Humor of Chekhov

Project Description
This slim bilingual volume gathers five of Chekhov’s sharpest comic miniatures, bureaucrats, blunders, and daydreams. In these brief scenes, pompous officials are undone by their own vanity, friendships collapse under the weight of social rank, and daydreams of sudden wealth dissolve into suspicion. Chekhov’s wit is light yet piercing: behind every joke lies an insight into human nature Each story appears in Russian first, then in English, followed by a brief “Behind the Story” note. A Preface and Afterword introduce Chekhov and his context, making this an ideal classroom or self-study introduction to his humane, satirical eye.

Imprint
Bridge Books, accessible, well-designed bilingual editions.

Intended Audience
Students and teachers of Russian language/literature; non-native Russian speakers, 2nd generation immigrants.

Design Direction
Accessible, unpretentious, non-academic, punchy, classics for everybody, witty, typographic.

Trim Size
5 × 8 inches

Text
10.5/14 Plantin × 55p0

Manufacturing Specifications
Paperback, matte finish