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Gorky, Maxim(also Maxim Gorki; pseudonym of Alexei Peshkov)
Born: 1868 AD
Died: 1936 AD, at 68 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Novelists, Playwrights
Died: 1936 AD, at 68 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Novelists, Playwrights
Russian realist author
wrote play "The Lower Depths" 1902, novel "Mother" 1907, autobiographical trilogy "Childhood", "In the World", "My Universities" 1913-1923
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- "In the carriages of the past you can't go anywhere."
- "Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is."
- "Everybody, my friend, everybody lives for something better to come. That's why we want to be considerate of every man--Who knows what's in him, why he was born and what he can do?"
- "When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery."
- "A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains."
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The Lower Depths (Dover Thrift Editions) by Maxim Gorky (Paperback - Apr 18, 2000) This compelling 1902 play, considered Gorky's masterpiece, centers on a group of wretched souls who congregate to play cards, tell stories, and debate whether it is better to live without illusions...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Untimely Thoughts: Essays on Revolution, Culture, and the Bolsheviks, 1917-1918 (Russian Literature and Thought Series) by Maxim Gorky (Paperback - Mar 20, 1995) One of the most renowned Soviet writers of the twentieth century, Maxim Gorky was an early supporter of the Bolsheviks who became disillusioned with the turn of events after the 1917 revolution. This... |
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Gorky Plays: 1: The Lower Depths, Summerfolk, Children of the Sun, Barbarians, and Enemies (Methuen's World Dramatists) by Maxim Gorky (Paperback - Dec 17, 1988) Maxim Gorky(1868-1936) was hailed by Anton Chekhov as the voice of his time. These five plays offer a panoramic view of pre-revolutionary Russian life and are here given accurate playable... Usually ships in 2 to 5 weeks |
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