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100 1 _aBunin, Ivan Alekseevich,
_d1870-1953
245 1 4 _aThe Gentleman from San Francisco, and Other Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTranslation of Gospodin iz San Frantsisko.
500 _aRelease date is 2014-02-24
505 0 _aThe gentleman from San Francisco -- Gentle breathing -- Kasimir Stanislavovitch -- Son.
508 _aProduced by Dianna Adair, Terrie Westman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Gentleman from San Francisco, and Other Stories" by Ivan Alekseevich Bunin is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The titular story revolves around a wealthy American man from San Francisco who embarks on a luxurious European holiday with his wife and daughter, filled with high expectations and material comforts. The narrative captures the contrasts between the gentleman's affluent life and the realities of the world around him, hinting at themes of existential reflection and the transient nature of pleasure. The opening of the collection sets the stage for "The Gentleman from San Francisco," detailing the protagonist's journey as he and his family prepare for an extravagant European tour. As they set sail on the luxurious liner "Atlantis", the atmosphere is vibrant and filled with opulence, yet the harsh, stormy weather foreshadows the underlying struggles and discontent of his life. The narrative unfolds to illustrate the gentleman's preparation for leisure, while subtly contrasting his self-importance with the indifference of the world, ultimately suggesting that the journey may not lead to the fulfillment he anticipates. As they arrive in Naples, the complications of travel and a sudden shift in mood introduce a sense of foreboding that unfolds over the course of the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSoviet Union -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653 _aBunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953 -- Translations into English
700 1 _aKoteliansky, S. S.
_q(Samuel Solomonovitch),
_d1880-1955
700 1 _aLawrence, D. H.
_q(David Herbert),
_d1885-1930
700 1 _aWoolf, Leonard,
_d1880-1969
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44998
999 _c85837
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