{"product_id":"kashtanka-by-anton-chekhov","title":"'Kashtanka' by Anton Chekhov","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"919\"\u003eChekhov’s \u003cem data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"684\"\u003eKashtanka\u003c\/em\u003e is, on the surface, a simple story: a lost dog taken in by a stranger, trained into a new life, but like much of Chekhov’s work, it refuses to stay simple for long.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"1263\"\u003eWritten in the late 19th century, at the height of Chekhov’s precision as a short story writer, \u003cem data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003eKashtanka\u003c\/em\u003e carries his signature restraint—nothing is overstated, yet everything feels slightly off. The world is seen through the dog’s perspective, yet affords us a study of displacement, memory, and the logic behind the fragile bonds of attachment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1529\"\u003eThis 1959 Oxford University Press edition, illustrated by William Stobbs, leans into the story’s strange tonal balance—part fable, part psychological observation—making it feel like a precious object; more so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"2010\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOxford University Press, 1959. Illustrated by William Stobbs. Translated by Charles Dowssett. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very good condition: jacket present with some light wear\/creasing and minor edge wear; boards and binding strong. Internally clean with crisp pages and illustrations well-preserved. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493214253139,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-04-14T162034.748.png?v=1776147650","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/kashtanka-by-anton-chekhov","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}