"Sanine" by M. Artsybashev is a story set in early 20th-century Russia, focusing on Vladimir Sanine's return to his hometown and grappling with the suffocating expectations of society. Sanine's arrival home throws into sharp contrast the differences between him, his mother, and his sister, Lida, along with the people around them as he comes to understand the emotional currents beneath their lives. The story highlights his observations of unhappy love and desire, with Lida's feelings for her brother being a central point of exploring the conflict between individual desires and societal norms within a changing world.
Sanine
By M. (Mikhail) Artsybashev
Returning home, a man confronts the tangled desires and societal pressures of his family and community in a world on the brink of change.
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2005-10-01
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About the AuthorMikhail Petrovich Artsybashev was a Russian writer and playwright, and a major proponent of the literary style known as naturalism. He was the great-grandson of Tadeusz Kościuszko and father of Boris Artzybasheff, who emigrated to the United States and became famous as an illustrator. Following the Russian Revolution, in 1923 Artsybashev emigrated to Poland, where he died in 1927.
Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev was a Russian writer and playwright, and a major proponent of the literary style known as naturalism. He was the great-grandson of Tadeusz Kościuszko and father of Boris Artzybasheff, who emigrated to the United States and became famous as an illustrator. Following the Russian Revolution, in 1923 Artsybashev emigrated to Poland, where he died in 1927.
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