Alexander Kuprin Books
Aleksandr Kuprin was a Russian author celebrated for his incisive, realistic storytelling. Drawing heavily from his own varied life experiences, his works offer vivid portrayals of ordinary people, military life, and the intricacies of human relationships. Eschewing the literary experiments of his era, Kuprin focused on authentic narratives, writing about subjects he understood firsthand. His ability to capture the raw realities of existence, coupled with his adventurous spirit and profound grasp of human psychology, solidifies him as a timeless storyteller.
Olesia
- 567 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin rodilsya 7 sentyabrya 1870 goda v gorode Narovchat Penzenskoj gubernii. Uchilsya snachala v kadetskom korpuse, a zatem v Aleksandrovskom uchilische. V 1890 byl zachislen v pehotnyj polk, v kotorom prosluzhil 4 goda. Vyjdya v otstavku, poselilsya v Kieve, pozdnee pereehal v Peterburg. Pervyj svoj rasskaz "Poslednij debyut" Kuprin opublikoval v 1889 godu v "Russkom satiricheskom listke". Pozdnee on sotrudnichal s gazetami "Zhizn' i iskusstvo" i "Kievskoe slovo". Priehav v Peterburg, Kuprin stanovitsya redaktorom snachala "Zhurnala dlya vseh", a pozdnee "Mira Bozh'ego". V Peterburge pisatel' publikuet svoi naibolee izvestnye "Poedinok", "Granatovyj braslet". Povesti "Moloh" i "Olesya" vyshli v Kieve. V 1919 godu Kuprin emigriroval v Parizh. Tam vyshel v svet roman "Zhanneta", byla napisana povest' "YUnkera". V 1937 godu Kuprin vernulsya na rodinu i 25 avgusta 1938 goda umer.
