Chekhov, Anton
Happiness
In Anton Chekhov's short story "Happiness" from 1887, a horseman approaches two shepherds just before dawn on a summer's night. He tells them the story of a wicked old man without moral who had died without sharing the location of a secret, enchanted treasure with anyone. As the horseman takes his leave, the shepherds are left to reflect on the interconnected nature of greed, temptation and the pursuit of happiness: Is it possible to find happiness without wealth? Or is happiness nothing but a man-made fairy-tale character in the story that is life?
- Author(s)
- Chekhov, Anton
- Translator
- Garnett, Constance
- Publisher
- Saga Egmont
- Publication year
- 2021
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- World Classics
- Category
- Novels
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9788726500424