Book of writer and literary critic Oleg Михайлова (1932-2013) "Куприн" narrates about life of the great Russian writer Alexander Ivanovich Куприна (1870-1960), author of brilliant recitals of life of simple people of beginning of XX of century. In the историко-биографическом novel based on enormous фактографическом material, an author-researcher tells a bright and vivid language about life of writer, in a great deal finding a reflection in his most known works the "Pomegranate bangle", "Olesia", "Duel", "Pit". A book is included in gold series "Life of remarkable people", founded М. by Gorki.