Description
Among People Book Description: This work of Gorky, previously published in Turkish as While I Earn My Bread, is the second part of the author's famous autobiographical trilogy consisting of My Childhood, Among People and My Universities. Describing all aspects of Russia's social life based on his own experiences, Gorky describes in this book the period when he left his relatives and started working among foreign people. XX. The tense atmosphere, human types, daily life and history of Russia at the turn of the century are depicted in an extremely simple language through the eyes of a child entering his youth. At the time of its publication, a critic praised the work as follows: This book, which is read in an absorbing way, is written with such surprising simplicity that it can only be explained with Maxim Gorky's unique sincerity. One of his contemporaries wrote the following in his letter to the author: I cannot put down your novel. I cannot put it down... Especially the depiction of women is deeply affecting. There is only one thing we should not forget in this cruel age, and that is, if we have not turned into mechanical animals, we owe it to our women's ability to protect life. You explained this very beautifully, elegantly and deeply. (From the Promotional Bulletin)
This work, published by Can Publications and written by Maksim Gorki, is now on Books in the World.