Mr. from San Francisco

Ivan Alexeevich Bunin — a flawless master of Russian prose, the first Russian laureate of the Nobel Prize (1933). The story «Mr. from San Francisco» tells of the insignificance of wealth and power in the face of death. At the center of the narrative is an American millionaire who is going on vacation on a steamer to Italy, not realizing that his plans are not destined to come true… The collection also includes stories about love, spiritual quests, the transience of life, solitude, and losses: «Petalist Ears», «Saints», «Chang's Dreams», «The Cup of Life», «Late at Night», «The Most Beautiful Sun», «The Shadow of the Bird», «Without Kin or Clan», «The Rose of Jericho», «Ignat», «By the Road», «In the Night Sea» and «Three Rubles».