BOOKS by Maxim Gorky

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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	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 $3.49! new only from $41.40! \| first editions \| SVS
3	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 $16.76! \| first editions \| SVS
4	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
5	Fragments from My Diary more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $2.14! new only from $14.99! \| first editions
6	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 $6.00! new only from $12.98! \| first editions
7	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 $31.19! \| first editions
8	The Lower Depths: Scenes from Russian Life more books like this 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 $2.97! new only from $4.74! \| SVS
9	Creatures That Once Were Men more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist In the very act of describing a kind of a fall from humanity, Gorky expresses a sense of the strangeness and essential value of the human being which is far too commonly absent altogether from such complex civilizations as our own. To no Westerner, I am afraid, would it occur, when asked what he was, to say, "A man." He would be a plasterer who ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $8.93! \| first editions \| SVS
10	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
11 view cover	Through Russia more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist A collection of short stories by the popular and influential Russian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and arguably the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote stories, plays, memoirs and novels which touched the imagination of the Russian people, and was the first Russian author to write ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $14.34! \| SVS
12 view cover	Foma Gordyeeff more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Isabel F Hapgood (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.50! new only from $22.79! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Culture & the People more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $3.54! new only from $21.59! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Enemies more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.39! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	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 $21.59! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	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 $9.95!
17 view cover	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 $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Twenty Six Men and a Girl and Other Stories more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.19! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	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
20 view cover	Maxim Gorky: Articles and Pamphlets more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist CONTENTS In America The city of the yellow Devil Realm of Boredom The Mob My Interviews A King Who Knows His Worth One of the Kings of the Republic A Priest of Morality The Lords of Life La Belle France * Public Writings Open Letter to Messieurs J. Richard, Jules Claretie, Rene Viviani and Other French Journalists From the "Foreign Chronicle" ... see all copies from $5.52! new only from $21.59! \| first editions \| SVS
21 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 $21.59! \| first editions \| SVS
22	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 $10.78!
23 view cover	Orloff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade more books like this by Maxim Gorky, Isabel F Hapgood (Translator) add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $29.31! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Shield more books like this by Maxim Gorky add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $12.19! new only from $12.19! \| first editions \| SVS
25 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 $27.59! \| first editions \| SVS

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