His poverty greatly influenced his autobiographical. His other books include childhood and my universities and the novel the mother. My universities hardcover january 1, 1953 by maxim gorky author, helen altschuler translator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The famous novel of revolutionary conversion and struggle. My childhood 1914, my apprenticeship 191516, and my universities 1923. Amazon price new from used from hardcover please retry. My apprenticeship, maksim gorky, 1975, literary criticism, 362 pages. Project gutenberg offers 62003 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Of all gorkys books this is the one that made him the father of russian literature. David duke jewish supremacism my issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. From 1906 to 19 and from 1921 to 1929 he lived abroad, mostly in capri, italy. Donetsk national medical university was established in 1930 as the maxim gorky donetsk medical institute.
Mar 24, 2020 maxim gorky, also spelled maksim gorky, pseudonym of aleksey maksimovich peshkov, born march 16 march 28, new style, 1868, nizhny novgorod, russiadied june 14, 1936, russian shortstory writer and novelist who first attracted attention with his naturalistic and sympathetic stories of tramps and social outcasts and later wrote other stories, novels, and plays, including his famous the. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. For more than a decade, it was on my bookshelf, patiently waiting for its turn. Maxim gorky books list of books by author maxim gorky. This book covers gorkys life in kazan from 1884 to 1888, when he turned twenty. My childhood, the first volume of gorky s autobiographical trilogy, was in part an pdf act of exorcism. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. My universities 1922 is based on his selfeducation, universities being closed to peasants such as himself.
Maxim gorky 18681936 also transliterated as maksim. My childhood, the first volume of gorkys autobiographical trilogy, was in part an pdf act of exorcism. Abject poverty forced gorky to work from the age of 8 and, consequently, he roamed over russia and published his first story, makar chudra, in 1892. I had bought maxim gorky s my childhood back in july 2006. A charming copy of gorky s autobiographical coming of age novel, set in russia among the urban poor. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Maxim gorky, at the age of fifteen, tries to enter the university of kazan, but his school baggage is by far not sufficient.
A socialist from his early days, he never joined the communist party. Maxim gorkys first play, the philistines, provoked riots by bringing everyday people and props to the stage. Since i seem to have more patience with books these days, i picked up this classic, despite never having read any of gorkys works. After his fathers death, he spent his childhood with his mother and grandparents in an atmosphere of hostility. The mother, bertolt brecht, maksim gorky, sep 1, 1978, 158 pages. Buy my childhood penguin modern classics new ed by maxim gorky, r. It describes a life begun in the raw, remembered with extraordinary charm and poignancy and without bitterness.
Gorky is considered the father of soviet literature and the founder of the doctrine of socialist realism. Project gutenberg offers 61,922 free ebooks to download. He returned to moscow in 1928, and from then on he was a champion of the soviet cause. Gorky traveled throughout his native land and at one point became friends with lenin. Mother maxim gorky by gorky maxim gorky, maxim gorky. List of books and articles about maxim gorky online. A charming copy of gorkys autobiographical coming of age novel, set in russia among the urban poor. My universities, the last part of gorkys great autobiographicaltrilogy, covers the years from 1884 to 1888 when he was a raw teenage youth, intensely excited and as intensely disappointed by the book of life as he found it among the flotsam and jetsam, dreamers, drifters and revolutionaries of the russian urban. His reputation grew with the publication of chelkash in 1895 and this was followed by other wellknown works such as twentysix men and a girl 1899, forma gordeer 1899 and the mother 1907. Praised by lenin as a very timely book it is an empathetic study of the downandout, havenots of russian society and their lives on the. He was turned out of the house when his mother died and was left to work in various jobsin a bakery, in an ikonmakers shop, on. My universities, the last part of gorkys great autobiographical trilogy, covers the years from 1884 to 1888 when he was a raw teenage youth, intensely excited and as intensely disappointed by the book of life as he found it among the flotsam and jetsam, dreamers, drifters and revolutionaries of the russian urban poor.
Heledavagabondlifeformanyyears,working andtrampingwiththepoorestclassesinrussia. My apprenticeship my universities by maxim gorky by maxim gorky and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Written by the founding father of socialist realism in literature. Instilled by his grandmother with a love of romantic tales and great sympathy for mankind, gorky began a nomadic life at 12, wandering the volga area. May 18, 2007 maxim gorky s first play, the philistines, provoked riots by bringing everyday people and props to the stage. My universities, the last part of gorkys great autobiographical tr. Listofillustrations maximgorky frontispiece facing page hedanceunweariedly,obliviousofeverything. My childhood, the first volume of gorkys autobiographical trilogy, was in part an act of exorcism. All over russia 191218 also through russia and his memoirs.
Maxim gorky, also spelled maksim gorky, pseudonym of aleksey maksimovich peshkov, born march 16 march 28, new style, 1868, nizhny novgorod, russiadied june 14, 1936, russian shortstory writer and novelist who first attracted attention with his naturalistic and sympathetic stories of tramps and social outcasts and later wrote other stories, novels, and. During the years prior to 1917, gorky published a number of autobiographical stories. My childhood by maxim gorky overdrive rakuten overdrive. In 1898, a twovolume collection called ocherki i rasskazy sketches and stories. Isbn 9781414202037 9781414202037 softcover, indypublish. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. My childhood isbn 9780140182859 pdf epub maxim gorky. His father, a cabinetmaker, died when gorky was 4 years old, and the boy was raised in harsh circumstances by his maternal grandparents, the proprietors of a dye works. Into one passionate, astonishing book has been gathered the spirit of the terrifying struggle against the czars autocracy. This novel of russia before the revolution is without question the masterpiece of gorky, russias greatest living writer. My childhood, the first volume of gorky s autobiographical trilogy, was in part an act of exorcism.
My childhood, in the world, my universities by gorky, maxim, schneider, isidor isbn. Description of the book my universities my university days. My universities, bystander, the lower depths, and other plays, autobiography of maxim gorky, o literature, sobranie sochinenii. He was also a fivetime nominee for the nobel prize. A skyblue life by maxim gorky and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Matthew mcconaughey is now an actual professor at the university of texas. In nizhny novgorod the central district childrens library, the academic drama theater, a street, as well as a square are named after maxim gorky. My universities paperback january 1, 1950 by maxim gorky author 4. Instilled by his grandmother with a love of romantic tales and great sympathy for mankind.
Gorky was born in nizhny novgorod and became an orphan at the age of eleven. In a narrow, darkened room, my father, dressed in a white and unusually long garment, lay on the floor under the window. My childhood, my apprenticeship, and my universities by gorky. The toes of his bare feet were curiously extended, and the fingers of the still hands, which rested peacefully upon his breast, were curved. Though he had many debilitating bouts of tuberculosis, he worked as head of the writers union and continued work on his ambitious fourvolume accounting of social conditions the life of klim samgin 192736. Books by gorky, maksim sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Playwright andrew upton hails a revolution in russian theatre. And the most important attraction there is the museumapartment of maxim gorky. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1953 please retry. Destitute as a youth, became russias foremost writer. My apprenticeship, my universities gorky, maxim 18681936 translated by margaret wettlin and hellen altschuler illustrations by boris dekhterev published by published by raduga publishers, moscow, ussr ninth printing. Maxim gorky pseudonym meaning maxim the bitter of aleksey maximovich pyeshkov 18681936, russian author considered the father of soviet revolutionary literature and founder of the doctrine of socialist realism wrote the mother 1906. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
He held dozens of menial jobs, publishing his first story in 1892. Maxim gorky is currently considered a single author. Maxim gorky is the penname of alexei maximovich peshkov, who was born in 1868 in the city of nizhnynovgorod, now renamed after him. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and. Buy mother maxim gorky book online at low prices in. Maxim gorky simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Free shipping, cash on delivery at indias favourite online shop flipkart. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. My universities, the last part of gorkys great autobiographicaltrilogy, covers the years from 1884 to 1888 when he was a raw teenage youth, intensely excited and as intensely disappointed by the book of life as he found it among the flotsam and jetsam, dreamers, drifters and revolutionaries of the russian urban pdf poor. Project gutenberg offers 61,922 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. He was also a political activist who spent several lengthy stays in capri and italy. Its divided between his time at work in a bakery where young people, who opposed the tsar would meet, and after a suicide attempt, a period working on a fruit farm collective.
I had bought maxim gorkys my childhood back in july 2006. My universities little library classic literature series chinese edition kindle edition by maxim gorky author format. Maxim gorky village, znamensky district of omsk oblast. Discover book depositorys huge selection of maxim gorky books online. March 16 1868 june 18, 1936, better known as maxim gorky, was a russiansoviet author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist. Download my universities, maksim gorky, penguin books, 1991. Maxim gorky whose real name was aleksei maximovich peshkov, was born on march 16, 1868, in the volga river city of nizhny novgorod, which in 1932 was renamed gorky in his honor. Creatures that once were men by maksim gorky free ebook. Of all gorky s books this is the one that made him the father of russian literature.
Considered to constitute one of the finest russian autobiographies, the books reveal gorky to be an acute observer with great descriptive powers. There were twentysix of us twentysix living machines shut up in a damp. In 1921 he went to italy, where he wrote my universities, the third part of his great autobiographical trilogy. Since i seem to have more patience with books these days, i picked up this classic, despite never having read any of gorky s works.
Maxim gorky was a founder of soviet literature and the author of worldfamous works such as mother, childhood, my apprenticeship, my universities, the life of klim samgin and many plays, stories and publicistic articles. Maxim gorky began his career as a shortstory writer and originally gained renown for his works in that genre. Mar 29, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The subsequent autobiographical volumes are v lyudyakh 191516. My universities, the last part of gorky s great autobiographical trilogy, covers the years from 1884 to 1888 when he was a raw teenage youth, intensely excited and as intensely disappointed by the book of life as he found it among the flotsam and jetsam, dreamers, drifters and revolutionaries of the russian urban poor. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Author of mat, the life of matvei kozhemyakin, my apprenticeship. Since the czars schools were closed to peasants, he educated himself, an experience he describes in my universities 1923. In 1994 it was given the status of university and in 2007 it gained the status of national medical university nmu. Maksim gorky was a soviet author and founder of the socialist realism literary method.
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