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Set against a circus or performance backdrop, the story captures courage, discipline, and the human cost behind spectacle. It reflects on endurance and the demands placed on performers. Translated from Russian by Douglas Ashby Originally published 1889
Aleksandr I. Kuprin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin was a Russian writer best known for his novels The Duel (1905) and Yama: The Pit (1915), as well as Moloch (1896), Olesya (1898), "Captain Ribnikov" (1906), "Emerald" (1907), and The Garnet Bracelet (1911) – the latter made into a 1965 movie.
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