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Re:How Chekhov invented the modern short story by billfruit on Saturday September 05, 2020 @02:26AM (#24381738)
May be like Victor Hugo is known to English readers as a novelist, while I have heard that French regard him more for his poetry.
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Re:How Chekhov invented the modern short story by sjcsjc on Saturday September 05, 2020 @04:34AM (#24382237)
Somewhat off topic, but interestingly Victor Hugo is regarded as a saint in the Cao Dai religion of Vietnam.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cao-Dai

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Re:How Chekhov invented the modern short story by pvg on Saturday September 05, 2020 @02:44AM (#24381790)
That is definitely a much more apt parallel.
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