Sunstroke

Selected Stories

Ivan Bunin author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Ivan R Dee, Inc

Published:21st Jan '02

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Ivan Bunin won the Nobel Prize in 1933.

In "Sunstroke", Hettlinger has selected the well-known "The Gentleman from San Francisco" and 24 other stories by Bunin, and translated them afresh. The collection includes, among others, "Raven", "Cold Fall", "Muza", "Styopa", "Antigone", "In Paris" and "Late Hour".”The Gentleman from San Francisco” is easily the best known of Ivan Bunin's stories and has achieved the stature of a masterpiece. But Bunin's other stories are not to be missed. In Sunstroke, Graham Hettlinger has selected the “Gentleman” and twenty-four other stories and translated them afresh—several for the first time in English. The result is a collection that is remarkable in its crystalline prose, surprising in its vibrancy. It includes, among others, “Raven,” “Cold Fall,” “Muza,” “Styopa,” “Antigone,” ”In Paris,” and “Late Hour.” Never has the last of the great “gentry” writers and the first Russian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature received a more caring and passionate translation. Sunstroke confirms Bunin's stature as one of the greatest—and most neglected—Russian writers of the twentieth century.

Bunin displays a painterly eye for detail. He is a master at capturing the moment. * Publishers Weekly *
The plots of Bunin's stories are not necessarily original, but their force and animation never fail to surprise. * Library Journal *
Vibrant...a fine introduction to Bunin's work and a reminder of its importance. * New York Sun *
Graham Hettlinger's new translation...gives us a Bunin startling in his vividness, sensuality, and restraint. * Virginia Quarterly Review *
Bunin is, unaccountably, the least translated of the great Russian writers (and his best work ranks with that of Turgenev and Chekov). This splendid volume takes an important step towards righting a long-standing wrong. * Kirkus Reviews *

ISBN: 9781566634267

Dimensions: 220mm x 145mm x 22mm

Weight: 422g

206 pages