Yama · Character

Mr. Berkesh

A ferocious, brazen presence among the Yamkas' clientele, he embodies the casual brutality the house's women absorb as ordinary weather.

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Also known as the ferocious and brazen Berkesh

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Berkesh belongs to the stream of men who pass through Anna Markovna's establishment, and his reputation for ferocity and shamelessness makes him a name the women register with a particular wariness. He is the type Yarchenko's drunken sermon indicts—the whippersnapper or shattered ancient who takes a woman for a whim and walks away whistling. His presence sharpens the contrast between the men's lofty talk of souls and the daily reality of the house.

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Tragic Prostitute and Aggressive Visitor
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Brothel Visitors and Patrons
Central Brothel Characters

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