Childhood (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Maxim Gorky, translated by Qiuyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Childhood, which reflects the years that the young protagonist Alyosha (Gorky's childhood name) spent in his grandfather's house after his father's death. Little Alyosha witnessed disgusting and ugly things there every day, as his uncles argued and fought over inheritance, mocked the weak, and harmed children. At the same time, he received the love of his grandmother and was nurtured by the stories she told, which had a profound influence on his future literary career. The stories in Childhood, written in the author's exquisite prose, are deeply moving, engaging, and like pearls, while the entire book is like a necklace made of these shining pearls.