Maxim Gorki

** "Maxim Gorki" by Hans Ostwald is a biography that paints a picture of the life and work of the famous Russian author Maxim Gorky. The book tells the story of Gorky's journey from being a poor kid to a well-known writer by looking at what was going on in society and culture at the time. It talks about how his hard childhood shaped his writing, which often focused on the poor but resilient. It also covers his early jobs before he became a writer. The book looks at how his stories and ideas changed Russian books and how he made people think differently about the world around them. The author shows Gorky as an important person in modern literature who helped others understand people better through the stories of those who were often forgotten. **