This novel is one of the earliest detective stories ever written. I really enjoyed reading this novel, the only one Chekhov ever wrote. The thing I loved the most was the long passages where the narrator is blind drunk because the way Chekhov wrote you feel drunk reading it. Clearly this is a man who knew what being drunk was! I discovered at the back of my book that I had written a note of the full names of the characters because Russian names can be confusing.
We all know "The Cherry Orchard" but I think The Shooting Party gets overlooked and I say this as a fan of Chekhov's plays. For anyone looking for something a bit different to read this coming spring I really do suggest this book.
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