Alexander Kuprin

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Yama: The Pit First published in installments between 1909 and 1915, Yama offers a portrait of life in a brothel located on the south coast of Russia (the model city is Odessa). The author's spokesman is jack-of-all-trades and sometime journalist named Platonov, who hangs out at the place and makes lots of little speeches. We see a college student try unsuccessfully to "rescue" a young prostitute, a white slaver who repeatedly marries young things from the provinces a...	View these reviews in summary mode Alexander Kuprin Message Board Talk about the novels, new and used books that Kuprin has written!