International Journal of Tamil Language and Literary Studies (Dec 2021)
அந்தோன் செகாவ்வின் படைப்புப் பின்புலம் /The Creative Background of Anton Chekhov
Abstract
Chekhov is a well-known writer in the Tamil community and world literature in Tamil translation. His ‘Chameleon’ story is very popular. Chekhov's life is as tragic as his stories. Loneliness is the main theme in all his stories. In addition, he has meticulously written about how women deal with loneliness of life. The focus of his stories is as subtle as how the family is tasteless, power struggle, hypocrisy of the rich and the ignorance of the doctors. Chekhov has made excellent use of the conscious technique in his stories. His is simple without stylized language. In thinking about alternative education, he also ran a school to implement it but not successful. Modern Tamil short stories were created under the influence of Russian literature. Chekhov has an essential role to play in that. This article aims to explore Chekhov's creative background.
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