Summer of the Lord. Shmelev I.

According to contemporaries, Ivan Shmelev became “the most Russian” of the emigrant writers who said all the “deep truth” about Russia, creating it cleared of accidents, a beautiful and bright image, spiritualized by higher meaning and faith. Having gone beyond the scope of national literature, the work of Shmelev gained universal significance; His works received European fame and were translated into dozens of languages. The writer was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The novel “Summer of the Lord” was written during the years of emigration and was originally printed in the form of separate essays, imbued with longing for the lost homeland. A separate publication “Summer of the Lord”, which made up three parts: “Holidays”, “Joy”, “Sorrow”, was published in Paris in 1948 and was recognized as the top of the writer's work. “I show the face of Holy Rus', which I wear in my heart...” wrote Shmelev. - Russia, which looked into my children's soul. "