📱 eBook en inglés BEAUTIES

Beauties is a short story by Chekhov that tells the tale of a young schoolboy travelling through the countryside with his grandfather on a sweltering summer day. The boy is uninterested in his dreary dustbowl surroundings until they arrive at the house of an old friend and the boy becomes transfixed by an astonishingly beautiful young woman. Beauties is a perfect encapsulation of Chekhovs critically acclaimed writing style as the plot is minimal but his lyrical prose evokes a sense of enchantment and awe. Vivid imagery portrays the stunning beauty of both the young woman and the setting that will stay with the reader for as long as it stays with the mesmerised schoolboy. This short storys meditation on the lasting impression of beauty makes it a perfect read for fans of The Great Gatsby and Samuel Beckett, whose readers will also enjoy Chekhovs realist writing style.