The Undiscovered Chekhov. Thirty-Eight New Stories.

First edition thus. 8vo. Pp. xxi, 200. Maroon paper-covered boards, lettered in silver to spine. Jacket design by Martin Moskof. Introduction and Acknowledgments. Dates of First Publication in Periodicals.

Translated from the Russian by Peter Constantine. Winner of the American Literary Translator Association's 1999 National Translation Award. A selection of thirty-eight stories, nine of which were first published in the November 1977 issue of Harper's magazine.

In his twenties, Anton Chekhov was a doctor churning out witty, unconventional stories on the side. These early examples were (mostly) unknown in English until Peter Constantine discovered Chekhov's byline in old Russian magazines at the New York Public Library. "Exuberant, dark, and presciently modern tales." –Harper's