CHALLENGES IN RENDERING CHARACTERIZATION AND EMOTIONAL TONE IN LITERARY TRANSLATION: A CASE STUDY OF A.P. CHEKHOV’S SHORT STORY

Yoqubjonovich Azimjon Qoraboyev

Authors

Yoqubjonovich Azimjon Qoraboyev Senior Lecturer, Department of Uzbek Language and Literature, Tashkent University of Applied Sciences

Abstract

This paper explores key challenges in literary translation, with a focus on the problems related to phraseological equivalence and errors in conveying character imagery. The analysis is based on A.P. Chekhov’s short story “Zloy malchik” (The Naughty Boy), examining both the 1957 edition and the translation by A. Hayitqulova. The study assesses the degree of fidelity in rendering the source text's semantic, emotional, and cultural content in the target language.

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