In the World (World Literature Library)

Author: Maxim Gorky
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: The second volume of Maxim Gorky's autobiographical trilogy. The protagonist, Alyosha, at the age of eleven, had to go out into the world to make a living. He worked as an apprentice in a shoe store and an icon workshop, and also did odd jobs for an artist and on a ship, enduring hardships and tasting the pain of the world. While working as a dishwasher on the ship, Alyosha met the honest cook Smerya, and with his help, began to read and developed a pursuit of justice and truth. Five years later, Alyosha prepared to go to Kazan with the hope of entering university.