«The Man in the Case» in Russian with a Parallel Translation

Book The Man in the Case (Человек в футляре) in Russian
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Original title: 
Человек в футляре
Language: 
Russian
Difficulty: 
B2
Year: 
1898
Number of pages: 
12

"The Man in the Case" is a story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, published in 1898. In the center of the plot is a gymnasium teacher who is terribly afraid to live life to the fullest. The hero decides to marry. He practically lives "in a case", and matchmaking forces him to step out of his comfort zone.