Celebrity Chekhov
| Author | : Ben Greenman |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2010-10-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780062020840 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0062020846 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (846 Downloads) |
Download or read book Celebrity Chekhov written by Ben Greenman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Yorker 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 L.A. Candy and The Truth about Diamonds, re-conceived classics like Wicked, literary parodies like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, or masterpieces of fiction from authors like Tolstoy, Pushkin and Chekhov himself.