Mother

Mother is a novel written by the Russian author Maxim Gorky, first published in 1906. The story is set in late 19th century Russia and follows the life of a working-class woman named Pelageya Nilovna, or simply ""Mother"". The novel portrays the struggles of the Russian working class, their poverty, and their revolutionary spirit.The book begins with the death of Pelageya's husband, leaving her to raise their son Pavel alone. Pavel becomes involved in revolutionary activities and is eventually arrested and sent to Siberia. This prompts Pelageya to become more politically aware and active in the revolutionary movement herself.As the story progresses, Mother becomes a leader in the local revolutionary group and organizes a strike against the factory where she works. She also becomes romantically involved with a fellow revolutionary, Andrei, who is later killed in a violent clash with the police.Throughout the novel, Gorky explores themes of poverty, oppression, and the struggle for social justice. He also portrays the power of the human spirit and the potential for individuals to make a difference in their communities.Mother is considered a classic of Russian literature and a masterpiece of socialist realism. It has been translated into many languages and has been adapted into numerous films and plays.1907. Maxim Gorky, pseudonym of Alexei Maksimovich Peshkov, Soviet novelist, playwright and essayist, who was a founder of social realism. Although known principally as a writer, he was closely associated with the tumultuous revolutionary period of his own country. The Mother, one of his best-known works, is the story of the radicalization of an uneducated woman that was later taken as a model for the Socialist Realist novel, and his autobiographical masterpiece Childhood. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.