Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov Sophie Strand - Why do people everywhere

- Why do people everywhere

Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity

Then Pepper meets Ana--she's a charming art student

she embraces plants and animals as our oldest teachers

accompanied by Alexander's classic-style and atmospheric illustrations

Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov Sophie Strand - Why do people everywhereTwelve early comedic short stories by the Russian master of the form. An NYRB Classics Original The Prank is Chekhov's own selection of the best of his early work, the first book he put together and the first book he hoped to publish. Assembled in 1882, with illustrations by Nikolay Chekhov, the book was then presented to the censor for approval which was denied. Now, more than a hundred and thirty years later, The Prank appears here for the first