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The VillageIvan Alekseevich Bunin

The Village

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Original author: Ivan Alekseevich Bunin

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"The Village" by Ivan Alekseevich Bunin is a short novel written in 1909 and first published in 1910. Set during the 1905 Revolution in rural Russia, it follows two peasant brothers—one a brutal drunk, the other more gentle and sympathetic. Bunin's unflinching portrayal of country life sparked immediate controversy by challenging the idealized image of Russian peasants common in literature of the time. Maxim Gorky praised it highly, calling it a work that would force Russian society to think seriously about the nation's future.

The Village, by Ivan Alekseevich Bunin. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #59981.

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10 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter1,358 words
  2. 2.Part ONE: I (1)8,655 words
  3. 3.Part ONE: I (2)8,829 words
  4. 4.Part ONE: I (3)8,789 words
  5. 5.Part ONE: I (4)1,040 words
  1. 6.Part TWO: I (1)8,820 words
  2. 7.Part TWO: I (2)7,947 words
  3. 8.Part THREE: I (1)8,588 words
  4. 9.Part THREE: I (2)8,841 words
  5. 10.Part THREE: I (3)5,299 words