Creatures That Once Were Men

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Classics
Cover of the book Creatures That Once Were Men by Maksim Gorky, iOnlineShopping.com
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Maksim Gorky ISBN: 9788832592047
Publisher: iOnlineShopping.com Publication: April 27, 2019
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Maksim Gorky
ISBN: 9788832592047
Publisher: iOnlineShopping.com
Publication: April 27, 2019
Imprint:
Language: English

A collection of short stories by the popular and influential Russian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and arguably the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote stories, plays, memoirs and novels which touched the imagination of the Russian people, and was the first Russian author to write sympathetically of such characters as tramps and thieves, emphasizing their daily struggles against overwhelming odds. (less)

In 'Twenty-Six Girl' the men slaving in a bakery exult the pretty innocence of a sixteen year old girl who they see each morning, then a boastful newcomer turns his amorous attentions her way. An allegory for the difficulties of retaining faith or modesty in a sordid world.

Then in 'Chelkash' a smuggler takes advantage of an ignorant peasant down on his luck. The psychological results of their short liason are fascinatingly played out by Gorky.

The closing 'On a Raft' is both haunting and depraved. Apparently there is an ancient Russian custom where the father of a bridegroom had first dibs (for want of a better phrase) on his son's wife. This boat trip on the Volga is striking material with which to illustrate the difficulty of attaining spiritual purity in a material world.

Contents

Creatures that once were men -- Twenty-six men and a girl -- Chelkash -- My fellow-traveller -- On a raft.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A collection of short stories by the popular and influential Russian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and arguably the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote stories, plays, memoirs and novels which touched the imagination of the Russian people, and was the first Russian author to write sympathetically of such characters as tramps and thieves, emphasizing their daily struggles against overwhelming odds. (less)

In 'Twenty-Six Girl' the men slaving in a bakery exult the pretty innocence of a sixteen year old girl who they see each morning, then a boastful newcomer turns his amorous attentions her way. An allegory for the difficulties of retaining faith or modesty in a sordid world.

Then in 'Chelkash' a smuggler takes advantage of an ignorant peasant down on his luck. The psychological results of their short liason are fascinatingly played out by Gorky.

The closing 'On a Raft' is both haunting and depraved. Apparently there is an ancient Russian custom where the father of a bridegroom had first dibs (for want of a better phrase) on his son's wife. This boat trip on the Volga is striking material with which to illustrate the difficulty of attaining spiritual purity in a material world.

Contents

Creatures that once were men -- Twenty-six men and a girl -- Chelkash -- My fellow-traveller -- On a raft.

More books from iOnlineShopping.com

Cover of the book Sailor and Beachcomber by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book A Lute of Jade : Selections from the Classical Poets of China by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book A List of Factorial Math Constants by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book London City by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book Advice on Fox-Hunting by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book Superstition and Force / Essays on The Wager of Law—The Wager of Battle—The Ordeal—Torture by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book Cavalry by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book The Fall of Troy by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book Ethics — Part 2 by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book The Star-Spangled Banner by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers by Maksim Gorky
Cover of the book Poems by Maksim Gorky
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy