A civil servant stands accused of not understanding the rules of punctuation. He begins to go through the correct use of commas and semicolons before arriving at the exclamation mark, which, he realizes, in 40 years of writing, he has never used. From here he develops a bizarre and paranoid fantasy in which everyday objects transform into malevolent exclamation marks. Written when Chekhov was on the verge of becoming a literary celebrity, this is an enlightening new selection that reveals the author's often neglected comic talents. Hesperus Classics The Exclamation Mark: And Other Stories, (Paperback) Author: Hesperus Press ISBN: 9781843913429 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2025-12-01 Page Count: 160 Book format Paperback Fiction/nonfiction Fiction Genre Literature & Fiction Publication date December, 2025 Pages 160 Subgenre Classics Series title Hesperus Classics Number in series 0 Edition 2nd Edition Publisher Hesperus Press Original languages English Translator Rosamund Bartlett Language English Is collectible N Editor Rosamund Bartlett Recording time 0 min Retail packaging Single Piece Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) 5.22 x 0.41 x 7.81 in Assembled product weight 0.44 lb Bisac subject heading Fiction