<blockquote> <p> Q: What do Tiger, Paris, Lindsay, Alec, and Oprah have in common with the enduring characters of Anton Chekhov? </p> <p> A: Love, loss, pride, yearning, heartbreak, renewal, transcendence: the very stuff of life. </p> </blockquote> The immortal stories of Anton Chekhov have long entranced readers with their insights into the universal truths of human behavior . . . but you've never read them quite like this. <ul> <li>Former friends Nicole and Paris exchange prickly pleasantries in "Tall and Short."</li> <li>Talk-show host Dave narrowly averts another potential domestic crisis in "A Transgression."</li> <li>Reality star Kim shares her newfound notoriety with Khloe and Kourtney in "Joy."</li> </ul> <p> In a witty, graceful, and revelatory feat of literary reinvention, acclaimed novelist and humorist Ben Greenman takes nineteen of Chekhov's greatest stories and recasts them with some of the best-known luminaries of our time?with eye-opening, and oddly ennobling, results. </p>