Chekhov in the works of others

[Lyudmila Parts, Prof.]

Dear Yelena,

in my book's Afterword, I discuss in some detail 
(American) Raymond Carver, "Errand" about the last hours of Chekhov's life, 
Joyce Carol Oates, "The Lady with the Pet Dog," from her collection Marriages and Infidelities. 
(British) William Boyd's "The Woman on the Beach with a Dog"; 
"The Pigeon," about Chekhov's relationship with Lika Mizinova. 

Also, there are 
(Irish) John McGahern, "The Beginning of an Idea"
and Sean O’Faolain, "The Woman Who Married Clark Gable" both with direct textual allusions to Chekhov.

Good luck with your course.
Lucy Parts.

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Dear list members,
Once again, an appeal to your collective wisdom: can anyone think of any texts, either by Russian writers or writers of other nationalities, contemporary or not, that somehow engage with, make reference to, rework, etc. any of Chekhov's texts?  Katherine Mansfield is an obvious one; Viacheslav P'etsukh is another (and I am aware of Lyudmila Parts' book on Chekhovian intertext), although he has not been translated very much, as far as I know??  Any others??
I'm specifically looking for works that are translated into English, as I am hoping to include them as part of an undergraduate course on Chekhov.  I'm also specifically looking for works that engage with Chekhov in a concrete way, i.e., not simply with his style or tone.
Please reply off-list to yfurman at humnet.ucla.edu
Many thanks in advance.
Yelena Furman

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