While at a party organized by the local landowner for the officers of his brigade, the shy and awkward Ryabovich is suddenly kissed by an unknown woman in a dark room. This unexpected, electrifying encounter, which he relives in his mind day after day, marks a turning point for Ryabovich, showing him that everything in life - joy, sorrow, hope - is equally pointless and subject to chance.
| ISBN: | 9781847494191 |
| Publication date: | 25th June 2016 |
| Author: | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov |
| Publisher: | Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 278 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Shorter Reads Fiction in translation |