okay, without looking it up...

[clauclauclaudia]

Does this usage of eponymous seem okay to you or not? Why?

[blah blah Chekhov on film] "Based on his eponymous 1891 novella, THE DUEL gives life to a classic Chekhovian tale...."

All right. Look it up if you want to, but let me know if you do.

I'm screening comments for a bit to get independent answers, but I'll unscreen them soonish. [Edit: slow unscreening now complete.]

Comments

[jheaton.livejournal.com]

Unles the novella it's based on was called "Chekhov," then no, it doesn't seem right. Something like, "Based on Chekhov's 1891 novella of the same name, THE DUEL ..." would be more correct.