Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Ivan Bunin
Born: October 22, 1870
Died: November 8, 1953 (aged 83)
Bio: Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin was the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was noted for the strict artistry with which he carried on the classical Russian traditions in the writing of prose and poetry.
Known for:
- Dark Avenues (1943)
- The Gentleman from San Francisco (1915)
- Cursed Days (1926)
- The Life of Arsenyev and Lika (1952)
- Night of Denial