鄭清文（1932∼）持續寫作長達四十五年，至今仍然握著彩筆刻劃人生，已發表短篇小說近兩百篇，另有長篇小說、創作童話集、評論文集，以及翻譯契訶夫、普希金、夏目漱石、川端康成和日據時期作家呂赫若等多種，其文學成就不但普獲海內外注目及肯定，而且獲獎無數。本文擬就鄭清文短篇小說創作與契訶夫之間的聯繫作一探究，特別著重接受後者敘事技巧及藝術思想啟迪的論述，以作品作具體的分析，期能闡明鄭清文小說的奧秘所在。

　　　　　Cheng Chin-Wen (1932- ) has been writing for 45 years continuously, until today, he is still writing stories about life. He has published short stories close to 200 pieces, other like novels, creative tales, criticism and translation works for Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, Pushkin, Aleksendr, Kawabata Yasunali, Nazume Sauseki, and Lu Her-Roo in Japan occupancy. His achievement in literature not only attracts the attentions and appraises worldwide, but also receives numerous awards. This thesis is trying to analyze the relationship between Cheng's short stories and the Chekhov's, especially in his inspiration by Chekhov's descriptive skill and thought of Arts, using Cheng's works as the subject to discover the essence of his novels.