The Duel
by Aleksandr Kuprin
373 pages~6 hrs
“In a world governed by iron discipline, honor is a death sentence.”
Trapped in the soul-crushing monotony of a remote Russian garrison, a sensitive young officer finds himself caught between a forbidden romance and the brutal reality of military life. As tensions boil over into a deadly test of honor, he must decide if his ideals are worth dying for in a world that has lost its humanity.
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