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"Zhiteyskaya meloch" ("A Trifle of Life")
"A Trifle of Life"
also: Житейская мелочь, A Trifle of Life, A Trivial Incident
Chekhov's 1888 story, published in two installments in \textit{Novoye Vremya} (no. 4404, June 1888, and a following issue); referenced here by its original periodical publication rather than any later retitling, as Chekhov assembles it for a new story collection in autumn 1889.
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 12–13 October 1889. Moscow. §3 "A Trifle of Life"
Chekhov's 1888 story "Житейская мелочь," published in two installments in \textit{Novoye Vremya} (no. 4404, June 1888, and a following issue); he is missing the second installment and asks Alexander to track it down for a new story collection.