Sunstroke

Ivan Bunin (1870–1953) was regarded by many of his contemporaries as the rightful successor to Tolstoy and Chekhov as a master of Russian letters. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933. Graham Hettlinger lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

• Part 1 Acknowledgements ixPart 2 Introduction xiPart 3 Sunstroke 3Part 4 Summer Day 13Part 5 Raven 15Part 6 Sky Above a Wall 23Part 7 Ida 25Part 8 Cranes 36Part 9 Caucasus 38Part 10 The Hunchback's Affair 44Part 11 Ballad 46Part 12 First Class 54Part 13 Cold Fall 56Part 14 Calf's Head 62Part 15 The Gentleman from San Francisco 64Part 16 Little Fool 91Part 17 Muza 94Part 18 Old Woman 103Part 19 Rusya 105Part 20 Old and Young 118Part 21 Styopa 123Part 22 On One Familiar Street 130Part 23 Antigone 133Part 24 Zoyka and Valeriya 144Part 25 In Paris 160Part 26 The Eve 173Part 27 Late Hour 175Part 28 Notes 183

Bunin displays a painterly eye for detail. He is a master at capturing the moment.