Maksim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, popularly known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer and proponent of socialism. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author, he travelled widely across the Russian Empire changing jobs frequently, experiences which would later influence his writing.
The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man
In a harsh world, a young orphan seeks solace and invisibility amidst loss, indifference, and his longing for acceptance.
By Maksim Gorky
Orlóff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade
** In a small Russian cellar, a husband and wife find themselves in a relentless battle against each other, poverty, and the crushing weight of working life.
By Maksim Gorky
Creatures That Once Were Men
In a world filled with poverty, a captain's dosshouse becomes a stage for revealing the gripping battles of broken souls as they deal with loss while holding onto any hope within them.
By Maksim Gorky
In the World
A young boy's search for belonging lands him in a boot store full of unkind people, revealing a harsh world where he must find his way despite cruelty and hardship.
By Maksim Gorky
Mother
In a harsh world of factories and despair, a mother witnesses her son's awakening as he rises to challenge the darkness that surrounds them.
By Maksim Gorky
Twenty-six and One, and Other Stories
In a world of relentless hardship, a glimmer of hope and shared humanity emerges among the forgotten, where the oppressed find solace in camaraderie and fleeting moments of joy.
By Maksim Gorky
Three Men: A Novel
In rural Russia, the lives of a hermit's sons collide as one rebels against society while the other quietly endures, questioning faith, morality, and family ties.
By Maksim Gorky
The Confession: A Novel
An abandoned boy's search for belonging leads him through hardship and the discovery of unexpected kindness.
By Maksim Gorky
Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov
Through personal stories, a celebrated writer's heart and mind are revealed, showing his great compassion and wisdom.
By Maksim Gorky
The Man Who Was Afraid
Witness a wealthy man grapple with inner demons and tumultuous relationships as he struggles to find meaning amidst greed and self-destruction.
By Maksim Gorky
Through Russia
Witness the raw struggle and resilience of ordinary Russians as a compassionate narrator becomes entangled with a pregnant woman and other displaced people in the rugged landscape of the late 19th century.
By Maksim Gorky
Tales from Gorky
In a harsh and unforgiving landscape, desperate souls confront their own morality as hunger gnaws and survival demands impossible choices.
By Maksim Gorky
The Orloff Couple, and Malva
In a world of poverty and abuse, a couple fights to find meaning and hope amidst the chaos of their strained relationship.
By Maksim Gorky
Creatures That Once Were Men
In a world of poverty and despair, discover the dark humor and camaraderie among those struggling to survive in a dilapidated boarding house.
By Maksim Gorky
The Outcasts, and Other Stories
In a world of poverty and despair, a retired officer finds himself the unlikely caretaker of society's forgotten souls, where they struggle to survive amidst hardship and fleeting moments of connection.
By Maksim Gorky
Tales of Two Countries
Across two nations, people grapple with hard work, love, and dreams in a world filled with both beauty and despair.
By Maksim Gorky
Reminiscences of Leo Nicolayevitch Tolstoi
Witness the intimate, complex world of a literary giant as revealed through the eyes of a fellow writer, capturing the turmoil and brilliance of a conflicted genius grappling with life's biggest questions.
By Maksim Gorky
The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts
In a shadowy underworld, the forgotten grapple with poverty, love, and fleeting illusions of escape.
By Maksim Gorky