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A grim, naturalistic sketch focusing on poverty and confined living conditions. It reflects Kuprin’s interest in the underside of urban life and social neglect. Translated from Russian by B. Guilbert Guerney Originally published in 1905
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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