{"product_id":"celebrity-chekhov-paperback","title":"Celebrity Chekhov - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Greenman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e editor and McSweeney's contributor Ben Greenman reshapes Russian literature's most celebrated stories around America's most popular pop culture icons, probing the deep complexities of Anton Chekov (not to mention those of Cruise or Kardashian). Thought-provoking and funny, these wryly re-imagined tales will be sure-fire favorites for every kind of reader, whether your favorite escapes are celebrity memoirs like \u003cem\u003eL.A. Candy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Truth about Diamonds, \u003c\/em\u003e re-conceived classics like\u003cem\u003e Wicked, \u003c\/em\u003e literary parodies like \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice and Zombies, \u003c\/em\u003e or masterpieces of fiction from authors like Tolstoy, Pushkin and Chekhov himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQ: What do Tiger, Paris, Lindsay, Alec, and Oprah have in common with the enduring characters of Anton Chekhov?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA: Love, loss, pride, yearning, heartbreak, renewal, transcendence: the very stuff of life.\u003c\/p\u003eThe immortal stories of Anton Chekhov have long entranced readers with their insights into the universal truths of human behavior . . . but you've never read them quite like this. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormer friends Nicole and Paris exchange prickly pleasantries in Tall and Short.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalk-show host Dave narrowly averts another potential domestic crisis in A Transgression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReality star Kim shares her newfound notoriety with Khloe and Kourtney in Joy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a witty, graceful, and revelatory feat of literary reinvention, acclaimed novelist and humorist Ben Greenman takes nineteen of Chekhov's greatest stories and recasts them with some of the best-known luminaries of our time--with eye-opening, and oddly ennobling, results. \u003c\/p\u003e--Daily Candy\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQ: What do Tiger, Paris, Lindsay, Alec, and Oprah have in common with the enduring characters of Anton Chekhov?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA: Love, loss, pride, yearning, heartbreak, renewal, transcendence: the very stuff of life.\u003c\/p\u003eThe immortal stories of Anton Chekhov have long entranced readers with their insights into the universal truths of human behavior . . . but you've never read them quite like this. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormer friends Nicole and Paris exchange prickly pleasantries in \"Tall and Short.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalk-show host Dave narrowly averts another potential domestic crisis in \"A Transgression.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReality star Kim shares her newfound notoriety with Khloe and Kourtney in \"Joy.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a witty, graceful, and revelatory feat of literary reinvention, acclaimed novelist and humorist Ben Greenman takes nineteen of Chekhov's greatest stories and recasts them with some of the best-known luminaries of our time--with eye-opening, and oddly ennobling, results. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.05 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47261412294905,"sku":"9780061990496","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HuNRt3Xni29780061990496.webp?v=1768797538","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/celebrity-chekhov-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}