Childhood

Author: Maxim Gorky
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Maxim Gorky, originally Alexey Maximovich Pishevikov. The autobiographical trilogy "Childhood," "In the World," and "My University" is one of the finest parts of Gorky's literary heritage. This book is the first part of this autobiographical trilogy, telling the story of Gorky's childhood after his father's death, his mother's remarriage, and his life with his temperamental and declining small workshop owner grandfather and grandmother. Through the innocent eyes of a child, the book presents to readers the life and customs of mid-19th century Russian society. Gorky's recollections help us understand the atmosphere of Tsarist Russia at that time and the social environment in which the literary master Gorky grew up.