YAMA [THE PIT]
Bernard Guilbert Guerney translation
A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS
BY ALEXANDRA KUPRIN
TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN BY BERNARD GUILBERT GUERNEY
“All the horror is in just this, that there is no horror ...”
AUTHOR’S DEDICATION
I know that many will find this novel immoral and indecent; nevertheless, I dedicate it with all my heart to MOTHERS AND YOUTHS—A. K.
TRANSLATOR’S DEDICATION
I dedicate the labour of translation, in all humility and sincerity, to K. ANDRAE. B. G. G.