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A morally charged narrative in which a precious stone becomes the centre of desire and conflict. It examines greed, obsession, and the ethical cost of possession. Translated from Russian by Douglas Ashby Originally published in 1907
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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