The Pit

In this book, Kuprin recreates a realistic picture of the era, striving to understand the reasons for the fall of man and the cruelty of society through vivid and tragic images.

In one of the most scandalous works of Russian literature, the author addresses a taboo subject for his time - the life of brothels. Contemporaries accused him of immorality and excessive naturalism, while Leo Tolstoy called the book "a disgrace" and confessed that he could not finish reading it.

At the center of the plot are the fates of three women who ended up in Anna Markovna's brothel for different reasons. Lyubka soon gets the chance to start a new life, proud Zhienka finds salvation in revenge, while Tamara finds it in love with a thief... But is it really possible to escape from this pit?