After his fathers death, he spent his childhood with his mother and grandparents in an atmosphere of hostility. It is not tolstoys gentille, educated society, where money is only hinted at as a source of both pride and shame it is the coarse, hardscrabble world of the trade and lower classes. Maxim gorky 18681936 writer maksim gorky is a pseudonym of aleksei maksimovich peshkov, who was born into a poor russian family. Coloured by poverty and horrifying brutality, gorkys childhood equipped him to understand in a way denied to a tolstoy or a turgenev. My childhood paperback published november 1st 1991 by penguin books penguin twentiethcentury classics, paperback, 240 pages. In gorky s tales children are a symbol of the future for which their fathers are striving.
Gorki, maxim pseudonym of aleksey maksimovich peshkov. The childhood of maxim gorky subtitles 10 subtitles. My childhood by maxim gorky was published 60 years after tolstoys childhood and they make fascinating companion pieces. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Maxim gorky biography childhood, life achievements. The childhood of maxim gorky news the harvard crimson. Alexei maximovich peshkov primarily known as maxim gorky russian. I have been a lover of late 19th, early 20th century literature for sometime, but had never read anything by gorky. Maxim gorky, russian writer who wrote stories, novels, and plays.
His brutal yet romantic portraits of russian life and his sympathetic depictions of the working class had an inspirational effect on the oppressed. Maxim gorky is the penname of alexei maximovich peshkov, who was born in 1868 in the city of nizhnynovgorod, now renamed after him. There are no tales finer than those created by life itself, these words chosen for the epigraph in his book, but express the essence of maxim gorky s tales of italy. Growing up under the czarist regime, the young author is drawn to his warmhearted grandmother, who instils in him the willingness to pursue his writing muse. Best russian short stories 35 downloads mother maksim gorky 386 downloads na dne. His poverty greatly influenced his autobiographical trilogy, childhood 19, in the world 1915 and my universities 1923. The childhood of maxim gorky detstvo gorkovo was the first of russian director mark donskis trilogy based upon gorky s memoirs. Mychildhood chapteri in anarrow,darkenedroom,myfather,dressedina whiteandunusuallylonggarment,layonthefloor underthewindow. After having a difficult childhood, he roamed across the russian empire, frequently changing jobs for about fifteen years before he became a successful writer. Based upon writer maxim gorkys autobiography, a 12yearolds journey in life is set against the fierce backdrop of 19th century russia. Of all gorky s books this is the one that made him the father of russian literature. In 1938, two years after gorkys death, director mark donskoy began to film the trilogy of which the childhood of maxim gorky is the first part. To celebrate the first new translation in decades of this. Alexei maximovich peshkov, better known as maxim gorky, was a russian author considered the father of soviet revolutionary literature and founder of the doctrine of socialist realism.
Gorky s participation in the russian revolution of 1905, his public. In this realist novel, maxim gorky critiques the harsh political and economic climate of late nineteenthcentury russian society by focusing on a group of. From the first chapter, which describes the death of his father and the breakup of the home, to the last, there is little but a record of suffering, unkindness, cruelty, and brutality. And, while gorky is typically remembered for his detstvo 1915. Aleksei maksimovich peshkov, better known as maxim gorky, was a sovietrussian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method. The childhood of maxim gorky detstvo gorkovo was the first of russian director mark donskis trilogy based upon gorkys memoirs. We are very grateful to you all for your patronage and support over the years. Gorky took part in the 1905 revolution and after the 1917 revolution, he was forced to go abroad to italy because of his independent views.
The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 release info imdb. His first short story, makar chudra, about the tramps and wanderers he had met on his travels, was published in 1892 in tbilisi, georgia, where he was working in the railway paintshop, and appeared under his new name, maxim gorky, maxim after his dead brother, and gorky, meaning bitter. 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 childhood is an engrossing and captivating read. Alexei lyarsky plays the young maxim, who grows up under the czarist regime with his grandparents as guardians. Like the volumes of autobiography that were to follow, my childhood examines the authors experiences by means of individual portraits and descriptions of events. By some accounts gorky was the most famous soviet writer at the turn of the twentieth century.
Maxim gorkys 1906 novel the mother became a staple of soviet literature and is often considered the first work of socialist realism. He was also known to be the founder of the socialist realism doctrine. Essays and criticism on maxim gorkis maxim gorky gorky, maxim. Gorki was the outstanding prerevolutionary russian writer who sided with lenin and the bolsheviks, but he also distinguished himself as a vigorous champion of the oppressed jewish people in russia. Maxim gorky a pseudonym for alexei maximovich peshkov is recognized as one of the earliest and foremost exponents of socialist realism in literature. The gorky trilogy is a series of three feature filmsthe childhood of maxim gorky, my apprenticeship, and my universitiesdirected by mark donskoy, filmed in the soviet union, released 19381940. Detstvo gorkogo the childhood of maxim gorky 1938 directed by mark donskoy g. It describes a life begun in the raw, remembered with extraordinary charm and poignancy and without bitterness. Listofillustrations maximgorky frontispiece facing page hedanceunweariedly,obliviousofeverything. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gorkys participation in the russian revolution of 1905, his public. The childhood of maxim gorky, gorky trilogy i, my childhood, childhood of maxim gorky, detstvo gorkogo. Its wonderfully written and almost poetic in its description of life as a russian peasant.
Maxim gorky village, znamensky district of omsk oblast. Apr 27, 2018 who was maxim gorky and why does he matter today. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Continually demeaned by his martinet grandfather, maxim is drawn to his warmhearted grandmother varvara massalitinova, who instills in him the. Whats more, gorky the man had a fascinating personal story. The university of adelaide library is proud to have contributed to the early movement of free ebooks and to have witnessed their popularity as they grew to become a regular fixture in study, research, and leisure. Books by gorky, maksim sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Publication date 1915 publisher new york, the century co. And the most important attraction there is the museumapartment of maxim gorky. 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. My childhood by maxim gorky overdrive rakuten overdrive. Coloured by poverty and horrifying brutality, gorkys childhood equipped him to understand in a way denied to a tolstoy or a turgenev the life of the ordina.
Maxim gorky was a russian author who was considered the father of soviet revolutionary literature. In 1938, two years after gorky s death, director mark donskoy began to film the trilogy of which the childhood of maxim gorky is the first part. Rmgx007, confronting life, 1905, 3, 90k, ebook, download pdf confronting life. From 1906 to 19 and from 1921 to 1929 he lived abroad, mostly in capri, italy. The film shows the earlier years of alexei peshkov, better known as soviets famous maxim gorky. Maxim gorky and the fellow travellers international socialism. When his father died maxim and his mother went to live with the latters people in a household which. From 1906 to 19, gorky lived on the island of capri in southern italy, partly for health reasons and. Detstvo is an autobiographical work by maxim gorky, published in russian in 1914, and in english in 1920. Alexei lyarsky plays the young maxim, who grows up under the. After having a difficult childhood, he roamed across the.
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