Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin is a famous Russian writer. His works, woven from real life stories, are filled with "fatal" passions and exciting emotions. Heroes and villains come to life on the pages of his books, beginning with the rank and file and ending with the generals. And all this against the background of unfading optimism and piercing love of life, which the writer Kuprin gives to his readers.
Biography
He was born in 1870 in the city of Narovchat (Penza province) in the family of an official. A year after the birth of the boy, his father dies, and his mother moves to Moscow. Here is the childhood of the future writer. At six years old, he was sent to the Razumovsky boarding school, and upon completion in 1880, to the Cadet Corps. At the age of 18, after graduation, Alexander Kuprin, whose biography is inextricably linked with military affairs, enters the Alexander Junker School. Here he writes his first work, The Last Debut, which was released in 1889.
Creative way
After graduation, Kuprin is enrolled in the infantry regiment. Here he spends 4 years. Officer life provides a wealth of material for his literary work. During this time, his stories “In the Dark”, “Overnight”, “Moonlit Night” and others are published. In 1894, after the resignation of Kuprin, whose biography begins with a clean slate, he moved to Kiev. The writer tries various professions, gaining precious life experience, as well as ideas for his future works. In subsequent years, he travels a lot around the country. The result of his wanderings are the famous novels “Moloch”, “Olesya”, as well as the stories “Werewolf” and “Forest Wilderness”.
In 1901, a new stage in life begins with the writer Kuprin. His biography continues in St. Petersburg, where he marries M. Davydova. Here is born his daughter Lydia and new masterpieces: the novel “The Duel”, as well as the stories “White Poodle”, “Swamp”, “River of Life” and others. In 1907, the prose writer marries again and finds his second daughter Ksenia. This period is the heyday of the author. He writes famous stories “Pomegranate Bracelet” and “Shulamith”. In his works of this period, Kuprin, whose biography unfolds against the background of two revolutions, shows his fear for the fate of the whole Russian people.
Emigration
In 1919, the writer emigrated to Paris. Here he spends 17 years of his life. This stage of the career path is the most fruitless in the life of a prose writer. Longing for his homeland, as well as a constant lack of funds, forced him to return home in 1937. But creative plans do not come true. Kuprin, whose biography has always been associated with Russia, writes the essay "Moscow dear." The disease progresses, and in August 1938 in Leningrad, the writer dies of cancer.
Artworks
Among the most famous works of the writer, the novels “Moloch”, “The Duel”, “Pit”, the stories “Olesya”, “The Garnet Bracelet”, “Gambrinus” can be noted. Kuprin’s work touches on various aspects of human life. He writes about pure love and prostitution, about heroes and the decaying atmosphere of army life. There is only one thing in these works - that which can leave the reader indifferent.