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The first of Russia's great proletarian writers, Alexey Maximovich Peshkov (1868-1936) adopted the pen name of Gorky, meaning bitter. Drawing on his own experiences in the lowest social echelon, Gorky portrayed the wretched lives of down-and-outers, instilling his tales with... Read Full Overview

"The Lower Depths" is a classical Russian drama of hopeless poverty, violence and delusion. In some way this play is also biographical, as Maksim Gorky's childhood was spent in similar conditions.

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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1868 - 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian writer and political activist. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author, he travelled widely across... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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"The Lower Depths" is a powerful and influential play by Maksim Gorky, offering a stark and unflinching portrayal of life in a Russian flophouse. The drama explores the lives of its impoverished inhabitants, a diverse group of individuals struggling with poverty, disillusionment,... Read Full Overview

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Maxim Gorki: Nachtasyl. Szenen aus der Tiefe Urauf hrung: Moskauer K nstlertheater, 1902. Hier in der bersetzung von August Scholz, M nchen, Marchlewski, 1903. Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung... Read Full Overview