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1	My Childhood more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist 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-old Gorky was taken to live with his grandfather, a polecat-faced tyrant who would regularly beat him ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Lower Depths more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist In Gorky's 1902 dramatic masterpiece, a band of down-and-outers congregate to play cards, tell stories, and debate whether it is better to live without illusions or to maintain a romanticized worldview. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Lower Depths: Scenes from Russian Life by Maxim Gorky, Edwin Hopkins (Translator) add to wishlist In a crowded dark room live the dregs of Russian society: a thief, a prostitute, her pimp, and several other criminals and outcasts. The general humdrum drama of their lives goes on as they get into fights, have disagreements, counsel one another over their losses, and so on. Luka, an idealistic spiritual sort, finds his way into the group, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.74! \| SVS
4	The Lower Depths, and Other Plays more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist A brief profile of the Russian writer prefaces the texts of three plays characterized by their realistic portrayal of Russian life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	My Universities more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Ronald Wilks (Translator) add to wishlist Written by the founding father of socialist realism in literature, this is an autobiographical work. The author also wrote "Fragments from my Diary", "My Apprenticeship", "My Childhood", "The Lower Depths", "The Zykovs" and "Children of the Sun". see all copies from $12.00!
6	Chelkash and Other Stories more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist Includes the title story, in which a thieving vagrant takes on a young apprentice; "Makar Chudra," the story of an ill-fated romance; and "Twenty-six Men and A Girl," in which wretched bakery workers destroy their only source of joy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Mother: The Great Revolutionary Novel more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Isadore Schneider (Translator), Howard Fast (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $9.50!
8	Childhood more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist These portable, handy sized classics are a great addition to your collection or they make a great gift item. All are hardcover editions in imitation red leather with golden foil stamping. Includes a red ribbon marker. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
9	Enemies more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.37! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Life of Matvei Kozhemyakin more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Margaret Wettlin (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $9.50! new only from $17.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Orphan Paul more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Lily Turner (Translator), Mark O Strever (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.60! new only from $19.79! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Untimely Thoughts: Essays on Revolution, Culture and the Bolsheviks, 1917-1918 more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Herman Ermolaev (Translator), Mark D Steinberg (Introduction by) add to wishlist One of the most renowned Soviet writers of the 20th century, Maxim Gorky was an early supporter of the Bolsheviks. He became disillusioned with the turn of events after the 1917 revolution, however, and wrote a series of critical articles for the magazine "New Life" that eventually caused the new communist government to dose down the publication. ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $19.23! \| first editions
13 view cover	Tales from Gorky more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $14.39! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Artamonovs more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist Of all Gorky's novels, The Artomonovs is the most impressive and dramatic. In this book Gorky displays at their best the power of creating character and the gift for managing scenes of energetic action which won world-wide admiration for his early stories. His distinctive blend of humor and tragedy, violence and pity, exuberance and introspection, ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $20.70! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Maxim Gorky: Articles and Pamphlets more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist CONTENTSIn AmericaThe city of the yellow DevilRealm of BoredomThe Mo My InterviewsA King Who Knows His WorthOne of the Kings of the RepublicA Priest of MoralityThe Lords of LifeLa Belle France* Public WritingsOpen Letter to Messieurs J. Richard, Jules Claretie, Rene Viviani and Other French JournalistsFrom the "Foreign Chronicle""The States of ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $20.05! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Life of a Useless Man more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist Few Russian writers have enjoyed such immense popularity in their lifetimes as Maxim Gorki, and few novels have given us such a vivid and intimate account of the terrifying upheavals of revolutionary Russia. THE LIFE OF A USELESS MAN was written in 1907 just after the armed rebellion on Bloody Sunday that foreshadowed the Bolshevic revolution, a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions
17 view cover	Autobiography of Maxim Gorky: My Childhood, in the World, My Universities more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Isidor Schneider (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $19.00! new only from $32.19! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Autobiography of Maxim Gorky more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Isidor Schneider (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.49! first editions
19 view cover	Malva and Other Tales more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.83! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	My Apprenticeship more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Ronald Wilks (Translator) add to wishlist Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) was sent out into the world at the age of 11 to fend for himself. This second volume of his autobiographical trilogy records his first encounters with the senseless, violent side of Russian society during the later years of the 19th century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.52! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Maxim Gorky, Thomas Seltzer (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $11.99! new only from $36.28! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Mother more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist Maksim Gorky was a Soviet author and founder of the socialist realism literary method. He was also a political activist who spent several lengthy stays in Capri and Italy. Gorky traveled throughout his native land and at one point became friends with Lenin. His travels overwhelmed him with the vastness and beauty of his country and they also made ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	On Literature: Selected Articles more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $7.82! new only from $20.05! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Three more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Margaret Wettlin (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! new only from $20.06! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Letters more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $9.95! new only from $19.61! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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