Ivan Shmelyov

参加作品

春のめざめ
Novel
In nineteenth-century Russia, a teenage boy in search of love is drawn to two very different women.
The Man from the Restaurant
Story
During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....