Wonderful doctor. Stories

Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin (1870-1938)-an outstanding Russian writer-realist. Born in a small county city of Narovchat Penza region in a family of hereditary nobles. The father of the future writer died in 1871, a year after the birth of his son. Difficult times have come for the family, and the mother was forced to send the boy to the orphan board. In 1880, Kuprin entered the second Moscow gymnasium, in 1887 - to the Alexander Military School. He did not have a civil profession, and before taking up the pen, he changed many professions. A.I. Kuprin was an inquisitive person, he was interested in trying himself in different roles. He himself jokingly told friends that he would like to become a horse, a plant or fish for a few days. The first work of A.I. Kuprina - the story "The Last Debut" - was published in 1889, when he was a cadet of a military school. When the authorities became aware of this, Kuprin was put in a punishment cell for two days. Then he vowed to leave literary experiments and not touch the pen and paper. However, acquaintance with Bunin, Chekhov and Gorky in the late 1890s. made him forget about this word once. Stories and novels by A.I. Kuprina is small in shape, but surprisingly capture in content. In the story "Wonderful Doctor", the author from the first lines prompts the reader to empathize with the unfortunate family of the Meretsalovs. Meeting of the head of the family with the "wonderful doctor" N.I. Pirogov becomes a real Christmas gift for the whole family. Thus, the author claims that humanity and mercy are able to work miracles. In the story "Elephant" such a miracle is made by parental love. Parents are ready for anything, if only their Nadia recovered, even bring the elephant home. The strength of the spirit and the ability to be friends, according to the author, are inherent not only to people, but also to animals. The crook, the heroine of the story "Zhulka and Barbos", is a small shy dog, but she bravely rushes across the frantic dog. And Zadira and Drachun Barbos felt everything that was happening with his faithful friend, and did not leave the crook alone in the last hours of her life