The Duel (Kuprin novel)
Title page to the 1916 English translation | |
| Author | Alexander Kuprin |
|---|---|
| Original title | Поединок |
| Language | Russian |
Publication date | 1905 |
| Publication place | Russia |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
The Duel (Russian: Поединок; Poedinok) is a novel by Russian author Aleksandr Kuprin published in 1905. It is generally considered his best work; even though Kuprin's 1896 short story Moloch first made his name known as a writer it was The Duel (1905) which made him famous. Because of it "Kuprin was highly praised by fellow writers including Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorky, Leonid Andreyev, Nobel Prize-winning Ivan Bunin" and Leo Tolstoy who acclaimed him a true successor to Chekhov.