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My Childhood by Gorky, Maxim is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Maxim Gorky, like Leo Tolstoy, was primarily an autobiographical author, and the material here is considered amongst the greatest of his writings. Not only do they give the astonishingly varied life of Gorky from childhood through youth, but they also provide us with an unforgettable picture of one of the most crucial generations in Russian life and history - the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The autobiography begins at the age of five and ends with Gorky secure in his position as one of the leading Russian writers. From the beginning, the story is organized as a quest for knowledge and understanding, of oneself and the world one lives in. This quest brings Gorky into contact with the harsh realities of life in late 19th century Russia - the life that was to constitute his В“universitiesВ”. We follow him as he turns from one job to another in an effort to make a living for himself - rag picker, errand and stock boy, junior clerk, bird catcher, cabin boy on a Volga steamer, apprentice in an icon factory, baker, watchman and freight handler at railroad stations. We move with Gorky in his life of wandering from one part of Russia to the next, and, in the course of the jour

Who reads My Childhood?

Author

Gorky, Maxim

Publisher

Fredonia Books

Published

1949

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, Biography

Rating

3.99 / 5 (3,452 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14