About This Novel
"In the World" is a long autobiographical novel written by Soviet writer Maxim Gorky. It is the second part of his autobiographical trilogy. The novel describes the life of the protagonist Alyosha from 1871 to 1884. During this period, he made a living by picking wild fruits with his grandmother and selling them. He worked as a draftsman's apprentice, as a dishwasher on a ship, and as an apprentice in an icon workshop. On the road of life, he went through many ups and downs and dealt with all kinds of people at the bottom of society, but he read a lot of books whenever he had the opportunity. Life experience and a lot of reading expanded Alyosha's horizons. He was determined to "be a strong person and not give in to the environment." "In the World" is Gorky's mellow writing style about his life as a boy. He used his personal life experiences to reflect some typical characteristics of Russian social life and the customs and sentiments of the society at that time.
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Official(1)Scraped 4d ago
The writing was realistic and concrete, which impressed me deeply.
The writing was realistic and concrete, which impressed me deeply.
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Official(1)Scraped 4d ago
The writing was realistic and concrete, which impressed me deeply.
The writing was realistic and concrete, which impressed me deeply.
