Maksim Gorki
Maxim Gorky (real name Alexei Maksimovich Peshkov) was born on March 28, 1868 in Nizhny Novgorod and died on June 18, 1936 in Moscow. He was a Russian writer, revolutionary, and political activist. His name became synonymous with social realism and literature dedicated to the working class.
He grew up in difficult conditions, and after the death of his parents, he was forced to work various jobs. Strong social sensitivity shaped his creativity, and he translated the experiences of his youth into literary works. He became one of the key Russian writers of the turn of the 19th to the 20th century and an important ideologist of socialist realism.
His most important works include:
Autobiographical trilogy: Childhood (1913), In the World (1916), My Universities (1923)
Novel Mother (1906) – a key novel of social realism
Short stories and collections: Around Russia (1923), Fairy Tales of Italy (1911), Russian Fairy Tales
Drama At the Bottom (1902) – one of his most famous theatrical works
Gorky was active in political life, participated in the 1905 revolution, lived in exile, and returned to the USSR in 1932, where he became a symbol of Soviet literature.
Naslovi u ponudi
Djela #11: Gradić Okurov / Život Matveja Kožemjakina
The story "Gradić Okurov" is a short novel written by Gorki in 1909. The work depicts the life of the small provincial town of Okurova and its inhabitants, focusing on the monotony, stagnation and moral decadence of society.
Djela #13: Po Rusiji
"Around Russia" is a collection of short stories by Maxim Gorky, published between 1911 and 1917. This collection contains stories that depict the life and spirit of the Russian people during the turmoil of the early 20th century.
Djela #14: Bajke o Italiji / Ruske bajke / Balada o grofici Elen de Kursi
„Bajke o Italiji“ je zbirka priča Maksima Gorkog, nastala tokom njegovog boravka u Italiji početkom 20. veka. „Ruske bajke” predstavljaju Gorkijevu interpretaciju tradicionalnih ruskih narodnih bajki.
Djela #15: Pripovetke / Drame
Knjiga sadrži sledeće pripovetke i drame: Tri dana, Krađa, Zločinci, Zikovi, Lažan novac i Starac.
Djela #16: Djetinjstvo
Prvi dio autobiografske trilogije Gorkog, objavljen 1913. godine, prikazuje teško odrastanje autora pod carističkim režimom. Knjiga prati Alekseja Peškova (pravo ime Maksima Gorkog) od njegovog ranog djetinjstva do tinejdžerskih godina.
Djela #17: U svijetu
"In the World" is the second part of Maxim Gorky's autobiographical trilogy, published in 1916. The trilogy includes the works "Childhood", "In the World", and "My Universities", providing insight into the author's formative years.
Djela #18: Moji univerziteti
In addition to the autobiographical work "My Universities", this volume also contains the autobiographical stories The Watchman, Korolenko's Age, On the Harmfulness of Philosophy and On First Love.
Djela #7: U Americi / Moji intervjui / Vojnici / Neprijatelji
Maxim Gorky resided in the United States in 1906. During this period, he wrote several works, mostly in response to the failure of the Russian Revolution of 1905.
