The Duel and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Language: English

Published: 1891-01-01. 73,538 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

Content Rating: Older than 17

Rivals in a sun-blasted Caucasus outpost trade insults until honor demands a pistol dawn, while elsewhere clerks, doctors, and dreamers stumble through love, cowardice, and small salvations. These sharply observed tales probe conscience and self-deception with quiet humor and sudden cruelty, revealing how ordinary lives tilt toward ruin—or mercy—on a single choice.