The Abyss and Other Stories (Alma Classics)

As the young Zinaida and her
sweetheart, the student Nemovetsky, stroll through the idyllic Russian
countryside, their memories, dreams and thoughts about life and the
future mingle in the evening breeze. But when night falls, they hasten
to retrace their steps back to town through a small wood, where they are
accosted by three threatening drunkards, who knock Nemovetsky
unconscious and start to chase the girl through the underwood. When the
young student comes round, he is confronted with the horror of what has
just happened.

Haunting, disquieting, shocking, 'The Abyss' - one
of the most powerful short stories ever written - is accompanied in this
volume by fifteen other stories by Andreyev, including 'Silence', 'The
Thief' and 'Lazarus, some of them never translated before into English.
Together, they provide a clear account of the lasting legacy of Russia's
foremost man of letters of the early twentieth century.