Sunny Stroke

A chance meeting on one of the Volga steamers turned out to be a «sunny stroke» for a young officer and a married woman — a bright and powerful feeling that disrupts emotional balance and is remembered for a lifetime. In the story «Sunny Stroke», the author realized the idea that true love can come suddenly. This feeling gives a moment of happiness, for which one has to pay with suffering. The collection also includes other stories by Ivan Bunin about love, including «The Grammar of Love», «Light Breathing», «Mitya's Love», «Velga», «The Last Date».