Mother - Paperback

by Maxim Gorky (Author), Sigmund de Ivanowski (Illustrator)

Mother is a novel written by the acclaimed Russian author, Maxim Gorky. The story revolves around the life of a mother named Pelageya Nilovna, who lives in poverty with her son Pavel in a small Russian town. The novel is set during the late 19th century, a time when Russia was undergoing major political and social changes.Pelageya Nilovna is a hardworking and devoted mother who sacrifices everything for her son. Pavel, on the other hand, is a young revolutionary who is deeply involved in the socialist movement. The novel follows Pavel's journey as he becomes more and more involved in the revolutionary movement and ultimately sacrifices his life for the cause.Through the character of Pelageya Nilovna, Gorky portrays the struggles of the working-class people in Russia and their hopes for a better future. The novel also explores the themes of love, sacrifice, and the conflict between individual desires and social responsibility.Mother is considered one of the most important works of Russian literature and has been translated into many languages. It is a powerful and moving story that captures the essence of the Russian spirit and the struggles of the working-class people during a time of great change.1907. Maxim Gorky, pseudonym of Alexei Maksimovich Peshkov, Soviet novelist, playwright and essayist, who was a founder of social realism. Although known principally as a writer, he was closely associated with the tumultuous revolutionary period of his own country. The Mother, one of his best-known works, is the story of the radicalization of an uneducated woman that was later taken as a model for the Socialist Realist novel, and his autobiographical masterpiece Childhood. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.