I've been skimming through a complete collection of Chekhov's stories. There's lotsa chaff " small anecdotes published in newspapers from early days that don't do much and weren't intended for the ages. But then you come upon "an unpleasantness," a long story from a later period that stands up like an erection. " Jan Herman
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48AM on April 14, 2020