Enemies

Name: Enemies
Author: Maxim Gorky

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Maxim Gorky

Gorky brought Russian naturalism to its social extreme with plays depicting the desperate lives of the lower classes. The Lower Depths is one of the great documents of pre-revolutionary Russian consciousness.

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MotherNovel depicting a mother's sacrifice and her son's revolutionary journey and political awakening
My ChildhoodAutobiographical account of the author's harsh childhood under a tyrannical grandfather in Russia
My ApprenticeshipAutobiographical memoir of the author's formative years as a poor apprentice learning trades
My UniversitiesAutobiographical narrative describing the author's intellectual growth and self-education through reading
The Lower DepthsRealistic play depicting the lives of poor residents in a St. Petersburg dosshouse
Children of the SunPlay exploring conflict between intellectuals and workers over competing visions of progress