Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit Orthodox Church
Archpriest Steven C. Kostoff
4285 Ashland Ave, Cincinnati OH 45212 - (513) 351-0907
Winter Reading Circle 2012

January 7, 2012

THREE EVENINGS with CHEKHOV

Winter Reading Circle 2012
February 6, 13 & 20 at 7:30pm


Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was famous as an innovative playwright in the late 19th and early 20th c.  Yet, he is also considered one of world literature’s greatest short story writers. His works continue to be published in new translations and anthologies to this day.  Although considered to be an avowed agnostic, he has written some wonderful stories that reveal his great familiarity with the over-all culture of the Russian Orthodox Church.  We will read some of these ecclesial tales – such as "The Student" and “The Bishop,” as well as others – that in addition to being wonderfully descriptive, also depict the various “types” that populated his world and which he portrayed with much humanity and insight.

Plan on joining us for yet another fascinating literary excursion!



Books for Winter Reading Circle
January 11, 2012

Dear Parish Faithful,

Try as I might, I could not find a single volume of Chekhov novellas or short stories that contained the works that I would like our group to read together for our upcoming Winter Reading Circle in February.  So, I will supply the information for the two books that we will read from.  The novellas and stories we will read are:
 
First Session, Feb 6 – “Ward No. 6,” “Panikhida” & “Vanka”
Second Session, Feb 13 – “The Murder”
Third Session, Feb 20 – “The Student,” “The Bishop,” & “Easter Eve”
 
The reading material for the first and third sessions is found in Anton Chekhov – Stories, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.  It sells on amazon.com for $10.20.  The material for the second session is found in Peasants and Other Stories, selected and with an introduction by Edmund Wilson.  This sells for $15.56.  Both editions sell for less from the independent sellers listed on amazon.com.  Sorry for the inconvenience or the cost, but you will be purchasing two books with an extraordinary collection of the best works of Chekhov – endless reading delight for the future.

For those with an Apple iPad or Amazon Kindle device, see below for a very affordable Digital eBook Edition.
 
Fr Steven

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eBook Edition Available for iPad, Kindle!
For those with an Apple iPad or Amazon Kindle, you can purchase and download The Complete Works of Anton Chekhov (Illustrated) Kindle Edition from Amazon.com for only $1.99!
  • Contains all the stories for our Winter Reading Circle.*
  • Many Bonus Features, including Chekhov's Notebook and Complete Letters.
  • Easy to use Alphabetical Table of Contents to go right to select stories.
  • Plus many more rare short stories, novellas and early plays.
  • Compatible with Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Amazon Kindle.
  • ALSO - Compatible with any Mac or Windows computer via the Free Kindle app from Amazon.com.
*NOTE - The story Panikhida is listed in the Table of Contents for this Kindle Edition as The Requiem, an unfortunate Western translation oversight.

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