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Synopsis
Fomá Gordyéeff (1901). This book, "Fomá Gordyéeff", by Isabel Florence Hapgood, Maksim Gorky, is a replication of a book originally published before 1901. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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From the Publisher
From the original advertising upon first publication in 1901:
Foma Gordyeeff has been chosen for introducing to American readers this brilliant young Russian, the literary lion of continental Europe, because it is his strongest work. It is a powerful presentation, frankly realistic, of the hero’s character as developed from childhood amid incidents and scenes typical of the merchant class along the Volga.
Gorky is to be a new illumination for the world of the thoughtful.
Carries the finest traditions of Russian realism.
About the Author
Born "Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov" on March 16, 1868, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - later renamed in his honor - Maxim Gorky (pseudonym which means "the bitter one") would learn early the harsh lessons of life. He spent his early childhood in Astrakhan where his father worked as a shipping agent, but when the boy was only five years old, his father died, and he was sent to live with his maternal grandparents. This was not a happy time for the young Gorky as conditions were poor and often violent. At the age of eight, the boy's grandfather forced him to quit school and apprenticed him to several tradesmen including a shoemaker and an icon painter. Fortunately, Gorky also worked as a dishwasher on a Volga steamer where a friendly cook taught him to read, and literature soon became his passion.
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