TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gorky,Maksim
AU  - Jakowleff,Emily
AU  - Montefiore,Dora B.
AU  - Volkhovsky,Vera
TI  - The Outcasts, and Other Stories
AV  - PG 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
KW  - Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English
KW  - Russian fiction -- Translations into English
N1  - Release date is 2017-10-31; The outcasts -- Waiting for the ferry -- The affairs of the clasps; Produced by Marc D'Hooghe at FreeLiterature. (Images
generously made available by the Internet Archive.); Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Outcasts, and Other Stories" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives of society's outcasts, focusing particularly on the character Aristide Kouvalda, a retired cavalry officer who runs a doss-house for the downtrodden in a squalid suburb. Through Kouvalda and his lodgers, the narrative delves into themes of poverty, camaraderie, and the struggles against a harsh social environment.  The opening of the collection introduces readers to the setting of the High Street, a grim place characterized by dilapidated hovels and a permeating sense of despair among its inhabitants. We meet Aristide Kouvalda, the doss-house keeper, who exhibits a blend of cynicism and humor while interacting with a cast of unique, troubled characters, each with their own backstory of hardship and vice. Their daily lives are marked by a struggle for survival, addiction to alcohol, and fleeting moments of connection, illustrating the challenges faced by those on the periphery of society. Through vivid descriptions and dialogues, Gorky offers a poignant critique of social injustices while also highlighting the humanity of his outcast characters amidst their grim circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55861
ER  -