Стихотворения

by Ivan Bunin

Поэзия Ивана Алексеевича Бунина - классика русской литературы "рубежа двух столетий", лауреата Нобелевской премии пронизана глубочайшей любовью к России, ее природе. В настоящий сборник вошли лучшие произведения лирического творчества, написанные более чем за шестьдесят лет его поэтической деятельности, а также избранные переводы.

Genres: Poetry

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin (Russian: Иван Алексеевич Бунин) was the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was noted for the strict artistry with which he carried on the classical Russian traditions in the writing of prose and poetry. The texture of his poems and stories, sometimes referred to as "Bunin brocade", is considered to be one of the richest in the language.

Best known for his short novels The Village (1910) and Dry Valley (1912), his autobiographical novel The Life of Arseniev (1933, 1939), the book of short stories Dark Avenues (1946) and his 1917–1918 diary ( Cursed Days, 1926), Bunin was a revered figure among anti-communist White emigres, European critics, and many of his fellow writers, who viewed him as a true heir to the tradition of realism in Russian literature established by Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov.

He died November 8, 1953 in Paris.

Reviews

[Nara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I am acquainted with Bunin’s books for a long time, his lyrics was a new discovery for me. His poetries are so simple and elaborate at the same time. My favorite one is «Вечер» ("Evening"):

“…Мы мало видим, знаем,
А счастье только знающим дано.”

[Alisu' · Rating 2 out of 5]

“Noi nu avem o altă avuţie!
Păziţi, deci, cît vă dă putere firea,
In zile de durere şi mînie
Nemuritorul nostru dar – vorbirea”.