Ustami Bunina: Dnevniki Ivana Alekseevicha i Very Nikolaevny i drugie arkhivnye materially [Through the Words of the Bunins: The Diaries of Ivan Alekseevich and Vera Nikolaevna and Other Archival Materials]. Vols. 1–3 (complete)

Frankfurt: Posev, 1977. Item #1367

Volume I (1977): 367 pages; Volume II (1981): 319 pages; Volume III (1982): 221 pages. 21 cm. Text in Russian. Bound in publisher’s cloth. A well-preserved set with light foxing present throughout.

A scarce and essential émigré publication, this three-volume set presents the diaries of Ivan Alekseevich Bunin and his wife, Vera Nikolaevna, along with additional archival materials. Edited by Militsa Green and published by Posev in Frankfurt, these diaries chronicle the life and creative journey of one of the most distinguished figures of 20th-century literature. They trace Bunin’s early years, his first literary successes, his reflections on the Russian Revolution and its aftermath (Okaianye dni), and his experiences in the Russian émigré community. The entries also document his rise to international fame as the first Russian laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Price: $300.00