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The Collected Short Stories of Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky 9780806510750 Books

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The Collected Short Stories of Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky 9780806510750 Books

Gorky is quite unlike the other Russian writers that I've read. His works do exude the common pessimism, but that's clearly a by-product of the dreadful living conditions they all underwent. Beginning with detailed descriptions of place (even down to the nicks on a wooden lath or the odd drop of paint) that would do justice to Henry James, Gorky always delineates his characters so very painstakingly that we have not the least difficulty picturing them and vicariously living through their adventures.

Gorky is a master of the gamut of human emotion. As glorious as I find his understressed paean to nature in "Birth of a Man," equally profoundly disturbing do I find his narration of the kitten's fate in "Notch." Not even the most barely supraliminal aberration of human behavior escapes his notice and caustic commentary. Yet, the sarcasm that perpetually lies beneath the surface--so often indicative of the jaded writer--does not come across as such in Gorky: indeed, he is arguably one of the most human writers I've ever countenanced.


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The Collected Short Stories of Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky 9780806510750 Books Reviews

This book (the same as the one shown in the picture) looks and feels like a cheesy print-on-demand book. Laminated covers, print that looks like it's done with a laser or ink-jet printer, etc.
I read it frequently.
I am just going to say that I really enjoyed his writing. In this book of stories, he writes about the down and out back in the 1800's and early 1900's.
A Russian Steinbeck! Excellent writing even if it is a bit "dark". Clearly one of the works underpinning any real understanding of "the Russian Soul".
This is the first time I have read anything by Maxim Gorky. I just wish that I could write like that. He writes about working class people in Russia. They drink and fight and work. And this is like so many other stories except Gorky does it so much better .
LOL. I know I'm going to get shafted by those who love Gorky no matter what, but this review is for those expecting to find the same author as the one who wrote, "My Childhood, "My Apprenticeship" and "My Universities". Of course it's the same guy but it's not the same style. In these tales it feels like Gorky has more of an agenda that is bent on showing his audience how bad Russian life really is/was. The stories are very dark and there is little to alleviate the gloom. This is not the case in his autobiographies. True the autobiographies describe an extremely hard life but there is humor, there is insight, there is compassion and through it all you see, by way of Gorky's wonderful prose, how this singular man experienced life and the people who influenced him. Gorky's grandmother, Akulina, is an extremely positive force throughout the autobiographical trilogy and without her presence or someone like her, the stories in this book are often without hope. So, if you are expecting more of "the same Gorky" who wrote the autobiographical trilogy, then you will be disappointed. There are a few exceptions; I found the stories "Birth of A Man" and "One Autumn Evening" to be like his autobiographical style.
I'm enjoying the stories, but the print quality of this particular book is quite poor. At times, I can't even make out what a sentence says (see photo). If you want to read these stories, I suggest you look for them in a different edition.
Gorky is quite unlike the other Russian writers that I've read. His works do exude the common pessimism, but that's clearly a by-product of the dreadful living conditions they all underwent. Beginning with detailed descriptions of place (even down to the nicks on a wooden lath or the odd drop of paint) that would do justice to Henry James, Gorky always delineates his characters so very painstakingly that we have not the least difficulty picturing them and vicariously living through their adventures.

Gorky is a master of the gamut of human emotion. As glorious as I find his understressed paean to nature in "Birth of a Man," equally profoundly disturbing do I find his narration of the kitten's fate in "Notch." Not even the most barely supraliminal aberration of human behavior escapes his notice and caustic commentary. Yet, the sarcasm that perpetually lies beneath the surface--so often indicative of the jaded writer--does not come across as such in Gorky indeed, he is arguably one of the most human writers I've ever countenanced.