Gorky Collection (Russia) -- 20th Century Foreign Cultural Book Library

Author: Shanghai Yuedong Publishing House
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Publish Date: 1998-01-01
Features: This book returns to readers a complete early attempt by Gorky. It includes the author's early romantic novels and poems; political essays and fables written in mid-career, incorporating symbolic techniques; as well as realistic memoirs, literary critiques, and letters from his later years. From the superhuman Danko, who sacrifices himself for the light of humanity, to the free-roaming vagabond Chelkash, and the gallery of figures such as the labor movement leader Vavilov and the revolutionary leader Lenin, we can see Gorky's journey from yearning for the light to firmly believing in socialism, while also wrestling with the contradictions between ideals and reality.