Sanine

Przybyszewski's "Homo Sapiens" is forced to withdraw it; the publisher of Artzibashef's "Sanine" follows it with "The Breaking Point."

A Book of Prefaces 1918

But not every nation has the torment of its existence coming to such a crisis that books like "Sanine" can spring to life in it.

Sanine Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 1902

_ "Sanine" is a thoroughly uncomfortable book, but it has a fierce energy which has carried it in a very short space of time into almost every country in Europe and at last into this country, where books, like everything else, are expected to be comfortable.

Sanine Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 1902

Forgive me, Volodja! "said Novikoff, calling Sanine by his first name which he had never done before.

Sanine Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 1902

But we may say this, even act on it, _à la Sanine_.

Twilight in Italy 1907

Sanine sat down on the opposite side of the steps, lighted a cigarette, and silently watched Soloveitchik, whose strange demeanour interested him.

Sanine Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 1902

"Then, why make a fuss?" asked Sanine, who had guessed what was the subject of their grumbling.

Sanine Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 1902

In their midst stood Schafroff, talking and gesticulating, but he became silent on seeing Sanine.

Sanine Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 1902

Sanine found everybody interesting and liked making new acquaintances.

Sanine Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 1902

"Ah! you know yourself that it is so!" replied Sanine, with a smile.

Sanine Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 1902