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100	1		_aKuprin, A. I. _q(Aleksandr Ivanovich), _d1870-1938
245	1	0	_aKadulta
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2025-04-04
508			_aTapio Riikonen
520			_a"Kadulta" by A. I. Kuprin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book appears to focus on the confessions and reflections of a man who has fallen from a once-promising life into poverty and vice. Likely semi-autobiographical, the narrative centers on the main character's journey through degraded circumstances, touching on themes of weakness, addiction, and social decline. The protagonist serves both as a narrator and subject, sharing his story with a mixture of regret, self-awareness, and irony. The opening of the book introduces the protagonist addressing an unseen interlocutor, admitting to his own life's downfall due to his character's weakness, reinforcing what society and experts have told him. He describes a life marked by squandered opportunities, vice, and repeated expulsions from educational institutions, tracing his experiences from a troubled childhood in a dysfunctional family, through misadventure in school and the military, to a chaotic existence of odd jobs, failed relationships, and bouts of poverty. The narrative is candid and self-deprecating, blending humor with sadness as the protagonist recounts his time in prisons, flophouses, and various lowly occupations, including his stints as a journalist, a "professional beggar," and ultimately a waiter. This confessional opening sets a tone of raw honesty and highlights both the colorful characters of the underclass and the harsh realities of marginalization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cHelsinki: Yrjö Weilin, 1907
653			_aRussian fiction -- Translations into Finnish
700	1		_aS. L.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75788
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