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8 november 1953 paris , france yes ivan bunin is reading his poem `` jericho '' . ivan recorded in 1908 bunin jericho.ogg ivan bunin 's voice speech voronezh , russian empire 220px nobel 1909 prize in literature 1933 pushkin prize 1903 , russian '' '' '' cursed days '' the village '' '' the life of arseniev 22 october 1870 ivan bunin -lrb- signature -rrb- . jpg fiction , poetry , memoirs , criticism , translations ivan bunin
 ivan bunin
ivan bunin

ivan alekseyevich bunin -lrb- or ; ; -- 8 november 1953 -rrb- 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 .
the texture of his poems and stories , sometimes referred to as `` bunin brocade '' , is considered to be one of the richest in the language .
best known for his short novels `` the village '' -lrb- 1910 -rrb- and `` dry valley '' -lrb- 1912 -rrb- , his autobiographical novel `` the life of arseniev '' -lrb- 1933 , 1939 -rrb- , the book of short stories `` dark avenues '' -lrb- 1946 -rrb- and his 1917 -- 1918 diary -lrb- `` cursed days '' , 1926 -rrb- , bunin was a revered figure among anti-communist white emigres , european critics , and many of his fellow writers , who viewed him as a true heir to the tradition of realism in russian literature established by tolstoy and chekhov .
