A. Kuprin, "The Taper". Brief narrative content

In 1990 he published in the Odessa NewsA. Kuprin's new work. "Tapper" - a summary of the story is offered in the article - about the problem of real art and its creators. The action takes place in Moscow and dates back to 1885. At first glance, this is the usual story of a poor musician. The author's task was broader - to show how the case can change a person's destiny, and diligence, diligence and true talent become the beginning of a life aimed at serving people.

Preparing for the New Year

In the house Rudnevs were preparing for the celebration of the Christmas tree. For the first time in this took part twelve-year-old Tina, who was worried about the device of the holiday. It is with her appearance that Kuprin begins his work. The taper, she said, still did not come, and the guests should already gather. The oldest of the sisters - they wore their outfits - was Lydia. She noted with displeasure that more noise and confusion in the house is due to Tina. All the hope remained for Tatiana, who was distinguished by a kind and gentle character.

House of Rudnevs

Disorganized, hospitable and noisy - socharacterizes the family of Arkady Nikolayevich in the story "The Taper" Kuprin. Heroes, with the exception of the hostess, hospitably received friends and strangers at any time of the day. They always have someone who has stayed for a long time. On holidays, they were not removed from the table: one crowd of guests, mostly young people, was constantly replaced by another.

Arkady Nikolayevich often disappeared in Englishclub, and when he returned with a good win, he arranged merry trips outside the city. His wife, Irina Alexandrovna, a rich and distinguished princess by birth, did not approve of such entertainments, so she practically never left her room. Meanwhile, she was jealous of her husband all her life, which was quite understandable. Merry fellow, a famous gourmet, a player, an art lover, he looked handsome after fifty and had a reputation as a ladies' man.

So depicts his heroes in the story Kuprin.

"Tapper": a brief summary of the episode about the preparation for the Christmas tree

Tina was not in vain worried. Arkady Nikolayevich liked to arrange everything in the best way. However, this time there was a misunderstanding. Ryabov, who usually played at the Rudnevs, was sent late, and his orchestra was already busy. The musician, who appreciated the respect of the family, hoped to find time, but could not. As a result, the head of the family ordered to find a good taper, which also was not done. While the servants were looking for the last one, Tatiana Arkadevna appeared, immediately taking everything into her own hands. She wrote several addresses from the newspaper and sent the maid Dunyasha to them, Kuprin said.

"Taper" - the short content of which you read- continues with the description of the first guests and the concern of the Rudnevs, especially Tina. Finally, Tatyana decided that, in extreme cases, she would play herself, alternating with Aunt Sonia, which caused the ironic remark of her older sister.

Little musician

At that moment they reported that Dunyasha was waiting infront. Released to her Tatiana saw next to the maid thin and pale boy with an ugly but expressive face. Everything gave out in him a man shy and self-righteous, Kuprin notes. Taper said that he was already fourteen, and he would cope with the task, as he repeatedly spoke to the guests during the whole evening. When Lydia began to ask with irony and distrust what kind of music he could play, a mockery and anger flashed in the boy's eyes. Tatiana and Tina immediately tried to correct the situation and pulled a taper into the hall.

Great performance

Arkady Nikolayevich, who saw the musician, also at first began to doubt, but after hearing the "Hungarian Rhapsody", approached him and asked affectionately whether it would be hard for him to play the whole evening.

The holiday was in full swing when the hall enteredArkady Nikolayevich and an unfamiliar man, whose whole look said that he was authoritative, persistent and could easily conquer any audience. He listened to the game of the young musician with a bored look, and Rudnev whispered something in his ear. At some point, Yura felt that the stranger was standing next to him. Then he asked to play the rhapsody again. The first chords sounded unsure, but soon the pianist gave himself completely to the music and already knew that he had never performed better. And the grim face of Anton Grigorievich grew lighter. When the rhapsody was over, the stranger was no longer in the hall, and Rudnev approached the boy and handed him an envelope. On the objections of Jura, he said that now there was a great Rubinstein and became interested in his game.

Soon a small musician wearing a worn uniformbecame famous throughout the country, but he never told anyone about what the great composer had said to him on that winter's evening - that's how A. Kuprin finishes "The Operator," a brief summary of which is given here.