Gorky: 90 books

A volume of short stories representing the later work of the Russian novelist, the fruit of his sojourn in Capri. It is interesting to note how this change of environment altered not merely his point of view, but even his literary style. (Goodreads)

It is certainly a curious fact that so many of the voices of what is called our modern religion have come from countries which are not only simple, but may even be called barbaric. A nation like Norway has a great realistic drama without having ever had either a great classical drama or a great romantic...

Fringe Dweller is a story of a young man who understands he is living in a world that is headed for self-destruction. On this particular night, in a state of REM sleep, he experiences a vivid encounter with his subconscious that uses characters from his life to help him face his fears and anxieties and show his hearts desires to give him a sense of direction for his life

This is a story of a young man, Yevsey Kimkov, who became a government spy, when the Russian Empire was on the brink of its first revolution (1905). The novel shows the Yevsey's inner fears and his struggle as he has to betray people he wants to consider

Excerpt from Three Men: A Novel There are many solitary graves amid the woods of Kerschentz; within them moulder the bones of old men, men of an ancient piety, and of one of these old men, Antipa, this tale is told in the villages of Kerschentz. Antipa Lunev, a rich peasant of austere disposition,...

In "Das Werk der Artamonows" schildert Gorki den Aufstieg und Niedergang einer russischen Bourgeois-Familie in der Zeit nach der Aufhebung der Leibeigenschaft bis zur Oktoberrevolution. Drei Familien-Generationen sind in die Handlung des Romans verstrickt.