Gorky's Tolstoy & other reminiscences : key writings by and about Maxim Gorky /
"Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) enjoyed worldwide fame of a kind unmatched by that of any other writer in the first half of the twentieth century. Prodigiously gifted and prolific, awash in contradictions, praised increasingly for political rather than literary reasons, he left a vast body of writing...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Russian |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2008], ©2008
New Haven : c2008 New Haven : ©2008 New Haven : [2008] |
| Series: | Russian literature and thought
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| Summary: | "Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) enjoyed worldwide fame of a kind unmatched by that of any other writer in the first half of the twentieth century. Prodigiously gifted and prolific, awash in contradictions, praised increasingly for political rather than literary reasons, he left a vast body of writing that contains acknowledged masterpieces alongside many works that still await impartial assessment." "Taken together, the pieces in this book (many of them based on fuller texts than those of previously published translations) present a surprising and unfamiliar Gorky - a figure who, once the cliches are stripped away from him, becomes ever more fascinating and enigmatic as man, as writer, and as historical figure. Among the volume's selections are portraits of Gorky by four astute observers: poet Vladislav Khodasevich, critics Boris Eikhenbaum and Georgy Adamovich, and novelist Evgeny Zamiatin." "Donald Fanger's annotations and introduction will make this book indispensable to every reader with an interest in Tolstoy, Gorky, modern Russian literature and politics, or the art of the memoir."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 297 p. ; 25 cm xvi, 297 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-297) Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0300111665 (cloth : alk. paper) 0300111665 9780300111668 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780300111668 |