02367cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500210014326400510016430000470021533600260026233700260028833800360031450000310035050501810038150800370056252011710059953400450177065300560181565300490187170000490192085600430196999900170201256870UtSlPG20260610134318.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPG1 aGorky, Maksim,d1868-193610aTales from Gorky 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-03-290 aBiographical sketch -- In the steppe -- Twenty-six of us and one other -- One autumn night -- A rolling stone -- The green kitten -- Comrades -- Her lover -- Chelkash -- Chums.  aClare Graham and Marc D’Hooghe  a"Tales from Gorky" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores the harsh realities of life for the impoverished in Russia, particularly focusing on characters who are social outcasts and vagabonds. Gorky utilizes his own experiences as inspiration, embodying the struggles and resilience of those living on the fringes of society.  The opening of "Tales from Gorky" introduces readers to a group of three hungry vagrants making their way through the desolate steppe. They are characterized by their common plight of starvation and their shared bonds of misfortune. Among them is a soldier and a self-described student, who engage in a conversation about their woeful condition while facing the cruel realities of their journey. Their eventual encounter with a mysterious man adds a layer of tension, as hunger and desperation lead them to contemplate morally questionable decisions to survive. The prose vividly illustrates the struggles of the characters against a backdrop of bleak but beautiful Russian landscapes, setting the tone for the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories, Russian -- Translations into English  aRussian fiction -- Translations into English1 aBain, R. Nisbetq(Robert Nisbet),d1854-190940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56870  c97701d97701