{"product_id":"small-fry-other-stories","title":"Small Fry \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversally   acclaimed as the master of the short-story form, Anton Chekhov began his   literary career as the author of brief tales and vignettes of Russian life   when he was still a young medical student. Later rejected by the writer in   the same self-effacing way in which he repudiated some of his most celebrated   works, the stories in this collection not only testify to the early promise   of his genius, but deserve to be appreciated for their lapidary vividness and   their intrinsic stylistic quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Mostly dealing with the lives of downtrodden “little” men and low-ranking   civil servants as they navigate the corruption and malpractice of Russian   officialdom, this volume – here presented in Stephen Pimenoff’s lively new   translation – bristles with wit and humour, and is tinged by that understated   note of melancholy and lyricism that is a trademark of Chekhov’s writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313996341630,"sku":"NW9781847498847","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781847498847.jpg?v=1778592990","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/small-fry-other-stories","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}