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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Three Stories from the Russian by The Translators Tea Party


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Three short stories by Anton Chekhov
"Two Journalists," "No Luck," and "Playing Tricks"
are now available in a single audiobook podcast
narrated by Alan Davis Drake. [Time: 25:37] DOWNLOAD IT!
Recording
© 2009.

These three marvelously fluid translations come out of the fascinating group called
the
Translators Tea Party and its "unofficial but committed organizer," Polly Gannon.


A note from the narrator:

I love the fluid language of these translations. Perhaps it has something to do with their being recent translations by a group of Russian Language students in St. Petersberg. What makes this group intriguing is not only their name, but that they might be in St. Petersburg, Russian, or perhaps St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania. How mysterious. I imagine them sitting around a table, not only drinking Russian tea and translating tales from Russian into English or English into Russian, but that perhaps, just perhaps, at the end of an evening's session, they read one another's tea leaves as well.

I had a delightful time reading and recording these three stories in front of a large crowd of educators. These stories are perfect examples of how translations work better for reader and listener alike when they sport the modern idiom. You're transported to someplace in the here and now, around the corner or in an adjoining suburb, not 19th Century Russia. These are modern stories for modern times! Greed! Selfishness! Despair! Isolation! Everyday foolishness! Misery. They place Chekhov as another father of modern existential humanism. Great job TTP!


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  ANTON CHEKHOV — SELECTED SHORT STORIES

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) shares insightful moments in the everyday lives of 19th Century Russians. With great economy, Chekhov's short stories reveal the depths of human joy, confusion, dissatisfaction, and sorrow. His tales elicit a deep sympathy for all people, wherever they may be, in Russia more than a hundred years ago or anywhere in the world today. Translations by Constance Garnett, Marian Fell, and others. These public performances and studio recordings are offered as both public domain and copyright recordings, as created for LibriVox.org, Cloud Mountain Productions, and other venues. Public domain, copyright, and other designations are clearly indicate on or within the recordings themselves.


  CHEKHOV STORIES — Read by Alan Davis Drake

Recordings © 2009

ButtonA 00:08:45 — • After the Theatre
ButtonA 00:06:29 — • The Album

00:00:00 — • Bad Weather
© new
00:13:30 — • The Bird Market

00:00:00 — • A Chameleon
© new
00:15:05 — • The Chemist's Wife
00:08:00 — • A Classical Student ©
00:07:24 — • The Death of a Government Clerk ©
00:19:25 — • Difficult People © new
00:07:42 — • An Enigmatic Nature
00:05:44 — • Fat and Thin

00:21:31 — • A Father
©new
00:10:01 — • A Gentleman Friend
© new
00:14:50 — • The Head Gardener's Story
00:08:50 — • Hush! ©
00:06:25 — • An Inquiry ©
00:07:23 — • In the Graveyard
00:12:00 — • A Joke
00:13:20 — • The Lottery Ticket ©

00:12:07 — • The Lion and the Sun ©
new
00:18:17 — • Love
00:16:34 — • Misery
00:07:00 — • A Naughty Boy ©new
00:19:25 — • The Old House - A Story Told by a Housekeeper ©
00:10:33 — • Oysters
00:16:51 — • Panic Fears
00:09:50 — • An Pink Stocking ©
00:20:30 — • A Problem
00:12:20 — • A Story Without a Title
00:12:11 — • The Student
00:10:54 — • The Tragic Actor ©
new
00:08:22 — • The Tutor

00:23:46 — • Two Beautiful Girls
© new
00:19:25 — • An Upheaval ©
00:21:20 — • Typhus ©
00:15:51 — • Whitebrow (Patch) © new
00:12:52 — • Who Was She © new
00:10:52 — • Who Was To Blame ©
00:10:09 — • A Work of Art ©


Recordings © 2009 Alan Davis Drake
THE LITTLE TRILOGY - Three related stories told three days in succession
36:34 — • The Man in the Case ©
29:25 — • Gooseberries ©
25:59 — • About Love ©
Recordings © 2009 Alan Davis Drake
from Letters of Anton Cekhov to His Friends and Family

17:39 — • Letters to His Brother and to Madame M. V. Kisselyov ©


Recordings © 2009 Alan Davis Drake
Chekhov Audiobook Sampler: Loss and Love

Five Chekhov stories explore love and the loss of love
01:01:41 — • After the Theatre • An Enigmatic Nature • A Joke • Love • Misery ©


MORE CHEKHOV STORIES — Read by Others (LibriVox Public Domain Recordings)

00:08:38 — • Anyuta - read by Kirsten Ferreri
00:05:47 — • Ariadne - read by Kirsten Ferreri
00:25:41 — • The Beauties - read by Will Larson
00:17:50 — • The Bet - read by William Coon
The Cook's Wedding 00:12:59 — • The Cook's Wedding - read by Vlad Juylov
00:26:34 — • The Darling - read by Kirsten Ferreri
00:14:03 — • The Helpmate - read by Kirsten Ferreri
00:12:47 — • The Lottery Ticket - read by Andrew MacBeth
00:09:45 — • Polinka - read by Kirsten Ferreri
00:46:25 — • The Safety Match - read by Gesine
00:24:22 — • The School Mistress - read by Eugene Smith
00:20:14 — • The School Mistress - read by Gary Gilberd
00:16:26 — • Sorrow - read by Patrick Law
00:09:56 — • The Student - read by Arctura
00:09:03 — • The Talent - read by Kirsten Ferreri

TEXTS • TRANSLATIONS


CONSTANCE GARNETT

201 Stories • scanned and annotated by James Rusk
Vol 01 • The Darling and Other Tales [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 02 • The Duel and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 03 • The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 04 • The Party and Other Stories [ Gutenberg.org]
Vol 05 • The Wife and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 06 • The Witch and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 07 • The Bishop and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 08 • The Chorus Girl and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 09 • The Schoolmistress and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 10 • The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 11 • The Schoolmaster and Other Stories [ Gutenberg.org]
Vol 12 • The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]
Vol 13 Love and Other Stories [Gutenberg.org]


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