Chekhov, Tolstoy, and Gorky admired him: Who is Alexander I. Kuprin?
Kuprin, who was a productive writer throughout his career in Russia, could not continue his productivity in Paris, where he settled after the revolution. Kuprin, who was allowed to enter Russia in 1937, died in Leningrad in 1938.
(September 7, 1870- August 25, 1938)
Kuprin, who included many autobiographical elements in his works, made his name as a writer for the first time with the novella Moлox (Moloch).
His most famous work is the novel Poedinok (Duel). Among his fans are great names of Russian literature such as Chekhov, Tolstoy, Gorky, and Bunin.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin (1870 – 25 August 1938) was a Russian writer best known for his novels The Duel (1905) and Yama: The Pit (1915), as well as Moloch (1896), Olesya (1898), "Captain Ribnikov" (1906), "Emerald" (1907), and The Garnet Bracelet (1911) – the latter made into a 1965 movie.
In Duel, the author tells the story of an officer who cannot imagine a life outside of military service and who, on the other hand, has difficulty in keeping up with the order he finds himself in.
Kuprin, who was a productive writer throughout his career in Russia, could not continue his productivity in Paris, where he settled after the revolution.
Kuprin, who was allowed to enter Russia in 1937, died in Leningrad in 1938.