There were twentysix of us twentysix living machines shut up in a damp. This book covers gorkys life in kazan from 1884 to 1888, when he turned twenty. My universities paperback january 1, 1950 by maxim gorky author 4. He was also a fivetime nominee for the nobel prize. My universities 1922 is based on his selfeducation, universities being closed to peasants such as himself. My apprenticeship, maksim gorky, 1975, literary criticism, 362 pages. 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. 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. My apprenticeship my universities by maxim gorky by maxim gorky and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His poverty greatly influenced his autobiographical.
My childhood, the first volume of gorky s autobiographical trilogy, was in part an act of exorcism. Matthew mcconaughey is now an actual professor at the university of texas. 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. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and. 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. 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. The subsequent autobiographical volumes are v lyudyakh 191516. Isbn 9781414202037 9781414202037 softcover, indypublish. Since i seem to have more patience with books these days, i picked up this classic, despite never having read any of gorkys works. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. My childhood by maxim gorky overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He was also a political activist who spent several lengthy stays in capri and italy. And the most important attraction there is the museumapartment of maxim gorky. Listofillustrations maximgorky frontispiece facing page hedanceunweariedly,obliviousofeverything. My childhood, the first volume of gorkys autobiographical trilogy, was in part an act of exorcism. Maxim gorky books list of books by author maxim gorky. Click to read more about my universities by maxim gorky. He held dozens of menial jobs, publishing his first story in 1892. Project gutenberg offers 61,922 free ebooks to download. Buy my childhood penguin modern classics new ed by maxim gorky, r. 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. Considered to constitute one of the finest russian autobiographies, the books reveal gorky to be an acute observer with great descriptive powers. My childhood 1914, my apprenticeship 191516, and my universities 1923. Maxim gorky is the penname of alexei maximovich peshkov, who was born in 1868 in the city of nizhnynovgorod, now renamed after him.
In 1921 he went to italy, where he wrote my universities, the third part of his great autobiographical trilogy. 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. See all 6 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. 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.
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. A charming copy of gorky s autobiographical coming of age novel, set in russia among the urban poor. Destitute as a youth, became russias foremost writer. My childhood isbn 9780140182859 pdf epub maxim gorky. David duke jewish supremacism my issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Donetsk national medical university was established in 1930 as the maxim gorky donetsk medical institute. 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. Maxim gorky simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. List of books and articles about maxim gorky online. Written by the founding father of socialist realism in literature.
Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1953 please retry. My childhood, in the world, my universities by gorky, maxim, schneider, isidor isbn. 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. Amazon price new from used from hardcover please retry. This novel of russia before the revolution is without question the masterpiece of gorky, russias greatest living writer. The famous novel of revolutionary conversion and struggle. 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. A skyblue life by maxim gorky and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Description of the book my universities my university days. 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. He returned to moscow in 1928, and from then on he was a champion of the soviet cause.
Instilled by his grandmother with a love of romantic tales and great sympathy for mankind. The mother, bertolt brecht, maksim gorky, sep 1, 1978, 158 pages. Since the czars schools were closed to peasants, he educated himself, an experience he describes in my universities 1923. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Project gutenberg offers 62003 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. I had bought maxim gorky s my childhood back in july 2006. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app.
My universities little library classic literature series chinese edition kindle edition by maxim gorky author format. Free shipping, cash on delivery at indias favourite online shop flipkart. Considered to constitute one of the finest russian autobiographies, the books reveal gorky to be an. The toes of his bare feet were curiously extended, and the fingers of the still hands, which rested peacefully upon his breast, were curved. Creatures that once were men by maksim gorky free ebook. A charming copy of gorkys autobiographical coming of age novel, set in russia among the urban poor. 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.
My childhood, my apprenticeship, and my universities by gorky. Books by gorky, maksim sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Author of mat, the life of matvei kozhemyakin, my apprenticeship. In nizhny novgorod the central district childrens library, the academic drama theater, a street, as well as a square are named after maxim gorky. Maksim gorky was a soviet author and founder of the socialist realism literary method. 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. Buy mother maxim gorky book online at low prices in. Download my universities, maksim gorky, penguin books, 1991. Maxim gorkys first play, the philistines, provoked riots by bringing everyday people and props to the stage.
From 1906 to 19 and from 1921 to 1929 he lived abroad, mostly in capri, italy. Heledavagabondlifeformanyyears,working andtrampingwiththepoorestclassesinrussia. Mar 29, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. My childhood, the first volume of gorky s autobiographical trilogy, was in part an pdf act of exorcism. In 1994 it was given the status of university and in 2007 it gained the status of national medical university nmu. After his fathers death, he spent his childhood with his mother and grandparents in an atmosphere of hostility.
My universities, bystander, the lower depths, and other plays, autobiography of maxim gorky, o literature, sobranie sochinenii. Discover book depositorys huge selection of maxim gorky books online. Of all gorky s books this is the one that made him the father of russian literature. Maxim gorky 18681936 also transliterated as maksim. Maxim gorky began his career as a shortstory writer and originally gained renown for his works in that genre. It describes a life begun in the raw, remembered with extraordinary charm and poignancy and without bitterness.
In a narrow, darkened room, my father, dressed in a white and unusually long garment, lay on the floor under the window. Gorky was born in nizhny novgorod and became an orphan at the age of eleven. 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. A socialist from his early days, he never joined the communist party. Project gutenberg offers 61,922 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Playwright andrew upton hails a revolution in russian theatre. The boni paper books series was the brain child of charles and albert boni, and an experiment in the new field of american paperback book publishing and the brandnew field of subscription mail order book clubs. My apprenticeship my universities by gorky maxim abebooks. 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. Gorky is considered the father of soviet literature and the founder of the doctrine of socialist realism.
I had bought maxim gorkys my childhood back in july 2006. Into one passionate, astonishing book has been gathered the spirit of the terrifying struggle against the czars autocracy. His poverty greatly influenced his autobiographical trilogy, childhood 19, in the world 1915 and my universities 1923. During the years prior to 1917, gorky published a number of autobiographical stories. Mother maxim gorky by gorky maxim gorky, maxim gorky. His other books include childhood and my universities and the novel the mother. 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. May 18, 2007 maxim gorky s first play, the philistines, provoked riots by bringing everyday people and props to the stage. My universities hardcover january 1, 1953 by maxim gorky author, helen altschuler translator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. My universities, the last part of gorkys great autobiographical tr.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Maxim gorky village, znamensky district of omsk oblast. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Maxim gorky is currently considered a single author. Gorky traveled throughout his native land and at one point became friends with lenin. In 1898, a twovolume collection called ocherki i rasskazy sketches and stories.