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Jan 1, 1985 · The transformation of a gentle woman into an active revolutionary is the central concern of Gorky's masterpiece
Jan 1, 2002 · THE BEST-LOVED NOVEL of One of the World’s Great Writers Mother, the immortal classic of Maxim Gorky, one of the world’s best-loved writers, is the story of the radicalization of an uneducated woman. From her dull peasant existence into active participation in her people’s struggle for justice. Through her work she frees herself from the cowed state into which she has been beaten, and ...
Oct 30, 1999 · Book Description. Editorial Reviews. Maxim Gorky, born Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov in 1868 to the low stratum of Russian society, rose to prominence early in life as a writer and publicist. Gorky, who did not have a formal education, became famous in his country and abroad. Writing could not satisfy the rebellious Gorky who soon became involved ...
Maxim Gorky: a biographical sketch and a library of the author's collected books, novels, short stories, poems, and essays
The 4157th Greatest Book of All Time. 7. The Collected Short Stories of Maxim Gorky. This collection of short stories showcases the work of a renowned Russian author who is known for his realistic and empathetic portrayal of the lower classes. Each story provides a vivid depiction of the hardships and struggles faced by the poor and ...
Sep 21, 2017 · In the World. Maxim Gorky. Serapis Classics, Sep 21, 2017 - Young Adult Nonfiction - 101 pages. Coloured by poverty and horrifying brutality, Gorky's childhood equipped him to understand - in a way denied to a Tolstoy or a Turgenev - the life of the ordinary Russian. After his father, a paperhanger and upholsterer, died of cholera, five-year ...
Oct 30, 1999 · Maxim Gorky. : Tova Yedlin. Bloomsbury Academic, Oct 30, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 260 pages. Maxim Gorky, born Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov in 1868 to the low stratum of Russian society, rose to prominence early in life as a writer and publicist. Gorky, who did not have a formal education, became famous in his country and abroad.
