Selected Short Stories of Bunin

Author: I. Bunin
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Bunin's creative work inherits the realist tradition of Russian classical literature and is a master of writing short stories and novellas. His novels do not place much emphasis on plot and structural arrangements but focus on character portrayal and the creation of atmosphere and environment. His language is vivid and harmonious, rich in rhythm, and was praised by Maxim Gorky as "an outstanding stylist of the contemporary era." In 1933, Bunin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his rigorous artistic talent, which ensured the continuation of the classical Russian tradition in prose."