Vikentiy Vikent'evich Veresaev

Russian novelist. His real name was Smidovich. Born into a family of doctors, he graduated from the Faculty of Letters at St. Petersburg University, then went on to Derpt University and became a doctor. He began his writing career while working at a hospital in St. Petersburg. After writing novellas such as "Without a Way" (1895) and "The Turning Point" (1902), which depict the inner world of intellectuals at the turn of the century, he established his literary reputation with "A Doctor's Notes" (1901), which was based on his own experiences. In the 1900s, he joined the literary circle "Wednesday Society" and participated in Gorky's collection of essays "Znanie", and also participated in the Russo-Japanese War and wrote a war memoir. He is also known for his detailed biographical studies of Pushkin and Gogol.

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"Confessions of a Doctor" translated by Fukuro Ippei (Sanichi Shinsho)

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ロシアの小説家。本名スミドービチСмидович／Smidovich。医者の家に生まれ、ペテルブルグ大学文学部卒業後、デルプト大学に進み、医者となる。ペテルブルグで病院勤務のかたわら作家活動を開始。世紀の境目のインテリの内面を描いた中編『道なくして』（1895）、『転機』（1902）などを経て、体験に根ざした『医師の記録』（1901）によって文名を確立した。1900年代には文学サークル「水曜会」に入り、ゴーリキーの文集「ズナーニエ」に参画、また日露戦争に参加して従軍記も書いている。ほかにプーシキン、ゴーゴリに関する精密な伝記的研究が有名。

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