Ivan Bunin was the odd man out of Russian letters the early nineteenth century -- in a highly factionalized literary world, he stood by himself, or rather, in what he saw as the grand tradition of realists, not in the revolutionary vein of Gorky's but instead that of Tolstoy. Yet he clearly lacked T

Ivan Bunin (1870-1953) is one of Russia's most overlooked writers. The stories are set in Russia, parts of Europe and France, where the author lived the last 30 years of his life. The pieces are really extraordinary in that they are about ordinary people who are brought to life in very colorful ways

Bunin’s name pops up in my readings. He was the first Russian to win a Nobel Prize for Literature while in exile in France. I finally got around to reading this compilation of short stories focused on the good days for the country gentry before the Revolution. He muses on human existence, love, sex

Den russiske nobelpristager Ivan Bunin byder på novellekunst af den fineste slags. I nogle stræk kan hans små melankolske fortællinger om døden og den flygtige, erotiske kærlighed måske nok forekomme en anelse bedagede, men han er en uovertruffen stilist og så absolut læseværdig også i dag.
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Il signore di San Francisco di Ivan Bunin (Adelphi edizioni) è una raccolta di racconti coinvolgente e di grande valore. Io di Bunin avevo già letto e amato Giorni maledetti, edito da Voland (TROVATE QUI la mia recensione). Il signore di San Francisco è completamente diverso da Giorni maledetti che

Bunin is the greatest Russian author you've probably never heard of -- I somehow hadn't stumbled across this guy until last month.

Very reminiscent of Chekhov, but not in a derivative way. The style is similar enough to be noteworthy -- especially the descriptions of nature -- but Bunin is doing his

Not sure if this is the edition I read, but probably they have most of the same stories. I find Bunin to be a captivating author in the Russian tradition. Compared to the others, what makes Bunin stand out is his visual sense. Of course Turgenev and other Russians have great pictorial power too, but

Excellent book! Even more surprisingly this is an easy read - not a phrase commonly used to describe Russian writers' books.

Bunin has an incredible talent for making normal people and events seem extraordinary. The Gentleman from San Francisco is a brilliant story. I was captivated the entire time,