Dark Avenues

5 hrs. 1 min.

Classics

Language Russian

Author Ivan Bunin

Narrators Dmitry Nazarov, Olga Vasilyeva

Narrator Dmitry Nazarov

Narrator Olga Vasilyeva

Description

Ivan Alekseevich Bunin (1870–1953) is an outstanding Russian writer, a superb stylist in prose, the subtlest lyricist in poetry. Since 1920— in emigration. In 1933, I. A. Bunin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature—the first among Russian writers.

Written during World War II, the cycle of stories “Dark Alleys” is dedicated to the most “anti-war,” the most life-affirming of the feelings accessible to us. Each story praises love, which, in the understanding of Bunin-the-artist, is one of the highest states of the human soul and heart.

“Dark Alleys” is included in the literature curriculum in Russian general education schools.

Listeners are offered an audio performance based on stories from this cycle.