The Cook’s Wedding and Other Stories brings together a diverse selection of Chekhov’s shorter fiction, ranging from the gently comic to the quietly heartbreaking. As a physician as well as a writer, Chekhov observed human weakness and self-deception without cruelty, finding the comedy in suffering and the suffering beneath comedy with equal clarity.
Each story in this collection rewards careful reading and rereading. Download the free EPUB and carry a pocket-sized treasury of Chekhov wherever you go.