The Kiss And Other Stories

The Kiss and Other Stories (1982) by Anton Chekhov – Penguin Classics – Sold by Crappy Old Books

Step into the quiet chaos of the human soul with The Kiss and Other Stories, a haunting collection from the undisputed master of short fiction, Anton Chekhov. In this 1982 Penguin Classics edition, Chekhov peels back the veneer of everyday life to reveal a world of awkward love, silent disappointments, and fleeting hope—all wrapped in prose as crisp and unforgiving as a Russian winter.

From the titular story’s bittersweet misunderstanding to the slow-burning despair of provincial lives, these tales are as relevant now as when they were first penned over a century ago. Chekhov doesn’t shout; he sighs—and somehow it hits harder. The characters linger like old regrets and half-remembered dreams, the kind Crappy Old Books specializes in.

Condition: Pages yellowed with wisdom, spine creased like a furrowed brow, but all the existential dread is intact.

Crappy Old Books: Because life is short, and so are these stories—but neither will cheer you up.

Like new condition.

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