Mother

by Maxim Gorky

Overview

Maxim Gorky, pseudonym of Alexei Maksimovich Peshkov, Soviet novelist, playwright and essayist, who was a founder of social realism. Although known principally as a writer, he was closely associated with the tumultuous revolutionary period of his own country. The Mother, one of his best-known works, is the story of the radicalization of an uneducated woman that was later taken as a model for the Socialist Realist novel, and his autobiographical masterpiece Childhood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789391006259
Publisher:	Insight Publica
Publication date:	01/01/2021
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Maxim Gorky (1868–1936) ranks as one of the most influential Russian writers of the twentieth century. The founder of Russian Social Realism, his work has inspired countless stage and screen adaptations.

Editorial Reviews

The greatest writer of our time.” —György Lukács

“Rereading The Mother in Hugh Aplin's new translation, I found it surprisingly topical.” —The Spectator

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