Maksim Gorky was a Soviet author and founder of the socialist realism literary method. He was also a political activist who spent several lengthy stays in Capri and Italy. Gorky traveled throughout his native land and at one point became friends with Lenin. His travels overwhelmed him with the vastness and beauty of his country and they also made him sharply aware of the ignorance and poverty of its people. This novel tells the story of the common proletariat who protested against the czar and the capitalists which eventually led to the October Revolution. Pelageya is the wife of a factory worker who ignores the political upheaval in her country in favor of caring for her personal life. She represents hundreds of workers who are concerned with living their lives. Her son Pavel takes a different path and joins the revolution inspiring many Russians who were living under a capitalistic society in Russia. Gorky saw the "mother country" as supporting her children as they fought for their rights.
Máximo Gorki Boeken
Maxim Gorky was een vooraanstaand Russisch en Sovjet schrijver en toneelschrijver. Zijn werken richten zich vaak op sociale onrechtvaardigheid en de strijd van gewone mensen. Gorky staat bekend om zijn realistische weergave van het leven en zijn gepassioneerde steun voor revolutionaire idealen. Zijn schrijven heeft de Russische literatuur diepgaand beïnvloed, en zijn stem blijft een krachtig getuigenis van menselijk lijden en veerkracht.
