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Celebrity Chekhov audiobook

  • By: Ben Greenman
  • Narrator: Kathleen McInerney
  • Category: General, HUMOR
  • Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: October 05, 2010
  • Language: English
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Celebrity Chekhov Audiobook Summary

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.

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Celebrity Chekhov Audiobook Narrator

Kathleen McInerney is the narrator of Celebrity Chekhov audiobook that was written by Ben Greenman

Ben Greenman is an editor at The New Yorker. He is the author of the story collections What He's Poised to Do; Superbad; and A Circle Is a Balloon and Compass Both: Stories About Human Love, and the novels Superworse and Please Step Back. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.

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Celebrity Chekhov Full Details

Narrator Kathleen McInerney
Length 4 hours 35 minutes
Author Ben Greenman
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date October 05, 2010
ISBN 9780062007018

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The publisher of the Celebrity Chekhov is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is General, HUMOR

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The publisher of the Celebrity Chekhov is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062007018.

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Goodreads Reviews

Andrew

October 15, 2010

"Celebrity Chekhov" is one of those genius ideas that makes other writers kick themselves for not thinking of it first. However, unlike some high concepts that are good in theory, "Celebrity Chekhov" is quite brilliant in execution. It's the rare "mash-up" using work from the public domain that actually works. And why not? Chekhov was a satirist, and using his stories to satirize our celebrity-obsessed culture is a natural fit. Greenman manages to somehow give inner lives to celebrities such as Britney Spears and David Letterman, while at the same time breathing new life into Chekhov's impressive ouvre. The emotional range of the stories in "Celebrity Chekhov" ranges from funny to heartbreaking.[NOTE: "Celebrity Chekhov" is published by Harper Perennial, the publishing house that is also publishing my debut in 2011.]

R.

April 25, 2021

This book here, Celebrity Chekhov: Stories by Anton Chekhov must ruffle the feathers of some Chekhov purists much the way the Flaming Lips' whole-album remake of Dark Side of the Moon (with guest appearances by Henry Rollins! And Peaches!) must wrinkle the forehead of even the most forgiving fans of Pink Floyd: "Well, erm. It does have a sort of Syd Barrett's ghost-in-the-studio vibe, yeah?" But've never read Chekhov. Maybe this will be the gateway. The way through. Sometimes a decent cover -- or a goodheartedly goofy spin -- is enough to send you back out there to experience the original. Great White's version of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", for example, and R.E.M.'s Velvet Underground b-sides, for an even stronger example. ...

Jaclyn Michelle

November 29, 2012

http://wineandabook.com/2012/03/31/re...The circumstances surrounding my reading of Greenman's Celebrity Chekhov were, fittingly, Chekhovian. In March, I was seeing someone who is a fairly substantial Chekhov enthusiast. He had taken me to see Chekhovek! (which we decided must be Russian for "bad acting"), a staging of a series of Anton Chekhov's short stories, which piqued my interest in Greenman's "celebritization." (More on my life's Chekhovian plot twist post-rubric-rating.) Thankfully, Greenman has a far deeper understanding of Chekhov than the men of Chekhovek!...Greenman's premise is simple: he believes that Chekhov's understanding of human nature and error is timeless. In his introduction he says:"Chekhov drew his characters from all levels of Russian society in his time: peasants, aristocrats, intense young clerks, disappointed wives. Today, in America, we have a simple way of identifying these flawed specimens of humanity ruled by ego and insecurity. They are called 'celebrities.'"My personal favorite story: Greenman's retelling of "The Death of a Government Clerk" entitled "The Death of a Redheaded Man," where he recasts the government clerk as Conan O'Brien and the general in the Department of Transport as Larry King. Super insightful and pitch perfect recasting.Rubric rating: 8. I am a New Yorker junkie, so I figured I'd love this collection. Really want to move his collection "What He's Poised To Do" up in my insanely long "to read" list.And how were my circumstances Chekhovian, you ask? Chekhov's characters tend to wear their emotions on their sleeves and are usually either pining over someone they can't have (Chekhov is HUGE on unrequited love) or battling distinct dissatisfaction with their lives and circumstances. In my case, the gentleman I was seeing, whom I had developed pretty strong feelings for, has recently discovered he does not feel the same about me and ended our affair. After dealing with the sadness, more bitter than sweet, I've been in a pretty intense state of ennui. I would laugh at how life has imitated art...if I wasn't so weary...maybe I should work?

Joemmama

January 19, 2011

What a clever book this is! Ben Greenman has taken Chekhov's short stories and replaced the characters with todays "celebrities". David Letterman to Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton to Nichole Kidman, this book is such a witty reinvention of the classic with very interesting results.By using popular culture figures, the stories seem to take on a fresh, new meaning. When I started this book, I did not see how it could work, but I quickly fell under its spell.A found baby, a happy marriage, an insecure movie star, a father and daughter all emerge in wonderful stories with a new perspective.I really enjoyed this book. I was not sure I would like this one, but boy, did I ever! It was like finding a pony in a pile! (an old family saying)I received this book from Harper Perennial for review. Thank you so much!!

Maria

November 02, 2010

What I Can Tell You:I read this book last night in about 2 hours. It was so fun and witty. Until today, I had no idea who Chekhov was. My Russian girlfriend told me that he was Anton Chekhov one of the greatest short story writers in the world! While I am not big on short stories, because of the cel

Marsha

April 21, 2012

What if Chekhov’s witty, insightful short stories of human society were re-written with celebrities in them? Imagine a twitchy Conan O’Brien frantically agonizing because he sneezed on Larry King or a Michael Douglas scared of everything, even his relationship with his lovely young wife Catherine Zeta-Jones or a bitter Artie Lange railing against the dead Andy Kaufman for inadvertently shuttling him into a wretched life of comedy. Amusing and wry, these collections show that celebrities are just like everybody else, only more so.

Jamshid

September 09, 2011

The celebrity names used in these stories are as easily forgotten as the Russian ones: the stories stay with you. I found trying to recall who were the celebrities in one story or another and in some which weren't included in the book.

Mary

February 25, 2012

Imagine a modern day celebrity plunked down into a fabulous short story by Chekhov...making it real for our modern NON-reading audiences....great idea, nicely done!Wish I'd thought of it....

Sidik

December 23, 2010

SIX WORD REVIEW: Chekhov mixed with celebrities changes things...

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