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100 1 _aGorky, Maksim,
_d1868-1936
245 1 0 _aTales from Gorky
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-03-29
505 0 _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.
508 _aClare Graham and Marc D’Hooghe
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, Russian -- Translations into English
653 _aRussian fiction -- Translations into English
700 1 _aBain, R. Nisbet
_q(Robert Nisbet),
_d1854-1909
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56870
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