The Issa Valley - Czeslaw Milosz These stories from the middle

These stories from the middle period of Chekhov's career include - influenced by his own experiences as a doctor - Ward No

Translator: Kathie von Ankum

doesn't exist

and a new world seems to open up

The Issa Valley - Czeslaw Milosz These stories from the middleThomas was born in the village of Gine at that time of year when a ripe apple thumps to the ground during an afternoon lull.' So a boy's life begins in a winding river valley on the Polish Russian border where time is measured by seasonal rhythms and ancient songs. For Thomas, the ghosts in the forest are as real as the magical water snakes that live in the Issa; in the village he is entranced by the women with their cinched waists and the men in