The Sneeze

By Anton Chekhov

Book Overview

Comprising four one-act comic vaudevilles and four short stories adapted for the stage by Michael Frayn, The Sneeze introduces readers to a less familiar selection of work by one of the greatest precursors of modern drama. First published in 1989, this reissue includes The Sneeze ; The Alien Corn ; The Bear ; The Evils of Tobacco ; The Inspector-General ; Swan Song ; The Prospect , and Plots . Michael Frayn's translations of Chekhov's work marry the expertise of the translator with the innate understanding of a master dramatist and are widely regarded as the truest, most authentic renderings of Chekhov's work: 'His keen imaginative sympathy with the great Russian dramatist extends beyond translation . . . But translation is an art at which he excels.' Spectator

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1408105225
• ISBN13: 9781408105221
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.6"