Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 296 Gorky, Maksim 1868 1936 Peshkov, Alexey Maximiovich Горький, Максим Gorky, Maxim Gorky, Maxime Gorki, Maximo Ivanowski, Sigismond de 1875 1944 Ivanowski, Sigmund de De Ivanowski, Sigismond Mother Translation of Мать. E-text prepared by Jarrod Newton and revised by Al Haines, "Mother" by Maksim Gorky is a novel written during the late 19th century, a period marked by social and political upheaval in Russia. The book explores the life of a working-class family struggling with the oppressive realities of industrial labor and familial relationships, centering around the character of Pelagueya Vlasova, a mother dealing with her abusive husband, Michael, and the eventual emergence of her son, Pavel, into consciousness regarding the plight of the working class. The opening portion of "Mother" introduces a bleak setting where the factory dominates the lives of its workers, who are depicted as weary and oppressed as they toil under harsh conditions. Gorky paints a vivid picture of life in a workingmen's suburb, highlighting the societal issues such as alcoholism, domestic violence, and the cyclical nature of poverty. We meet Michael, who is cruel and brutish, and his son Pavel, a character who will undergo transformation throughout the narrative. As Michael’s struggles inevitably lead to despair, Pavel appears to rise against this prevailing darkness, setting the stage for a narrative that promises exploration of themes of rebellion, hope, and the quest for justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Revolutionaries -- Russia -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction Russia -- Fiction Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English Working class -- Political activity -- Russia -- Fiction Social change -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 893415 893244 2024-10-02T09:58:49.776478 2023-10-02T08:50:53.786625 text/html text/html 927802 2011-11-26T22:27:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1879442 2011-11-26T22:31:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2107484 2024-10-02T09:59:05.134424 application/epub+zip 2116268 2024-10-02T09:58:53.145498 application/epub+zip 417906 2024-10-02T09:58:51.214505 application/epub+zip 2388510 2024-10-02T09:59:13.334366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2325000 2024-10-02T09:59:03.147410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596390 2022-09-02T11:46:38.185315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 786021 785972 2024-10-02T09:58:46.053533 2023-10-02T08:50:50.654595 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 785790 2011-11-26T22:26:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 295338 2011-11-26T22:32:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 785798 2011-11-26T22:26:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295312 2011-11-26T22:32:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23914 2024-10-02T09:59:13.504356 application/rdf+xml 8623 2024-10-02T09:58:51.797468 image/jpeg 2377 2024-10-02T09:58:51.503470 image/jpeg 2143325 2024-10-02T09:58:49.928489 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia