At the Source of Days

K. I. Chukovsky wrote about Bunin: "He is a poet, and his prose is poetic. It has rhythm — elusive, but distinct." The early prose of Bunin, like his poetry, is filled with the subtlest lyricism — everything is expressively... depicted: everyday details, the faces and characters of the heroes, the special silence of familiar lands, and the beauty of untouched nature. The author reflects on the past and the future, on the fates of people, on the development of the world, and hopes that one day all people will be happy, and the striving for beauty will fill their lives with true joys. The publication includes works such as "Tanya," "At the Dacha," "At the Source of Days," "The Pass," "In the Hamlet," "To the Edge of the World," "In the Field," and others written between 1889 and 1907 — during the period when the creativity of Ivan Alexeyevich Bunin confidently strives towards its flourishing and excites the interest of the reading public and critics.