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Title: The Outcasts, and Other Stories
Note: Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: The outcasts -- Waiting for the ferry -- The affairs of the clasps.
Credits:
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe at FreeLiterature. (Images
generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
Summary: "The Outcasts, and Other Stories" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives of society's outcasts, focusing particularly on the character Aristide Kouvalda, a retired cavalry officer who runs a doss-house for the downtrodden in a squalid suburb. Through Kouvalda and his lodgers, the narrative delves into themes of poverty, camaraderie, and the struggles against a harsh social environment. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the setting of the High Street, a grim place characterized by dilapidated hovels and a permeating sense of despair among its inhabitants. We meet Aristide Kouvalda, the doss-house keeper, who exhibits a blend of cynicism and humor while interacting with a cast of unique, troubled characters, each with their own backstory of hardship and vice. Their daily lives are marked by a struggle for survival, addiction to alcohol, and fleeting moments of connection, illustrating the challenges faced by those on the periphery of society. Through vivid descriptions and dialogues, Gorky offers a poignant critique of social injustices while also highlighting the humanity of his outcast characters amidst their grim circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936
Translator: Jakowleff, Emily
Translator: Montefiore, Dora B.
Translator: Volkhovsky, Vera
EBook No.: 55861
Published: Oct 31, 2017
Downloads: 80
Language: English
Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Subject: Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English
Subject: Russian fiction -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Outcasts, and Other Stories
Note: Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: The outcasts -- Waiting for the ferry -- The affairs of the clasps.
Credits:
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe at FreeLiterature. (Images
generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
Summary: "The Outcasts, and Other Stories" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives of society's outcasts, focusing particularly on the character Aristide Kouvalda, a retired cavalry officer who runs a doss-house for the downtrodden in a squalid suburb. Through Kouvalda and his lodgers, the narrative delves into themes of poverty, camaraderie, and the struggles against a harsh social environment. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the setting of the High Street, a grim place characterized by dilapidated hovels and a permeating sense of despair among its inhabitants. We meet Aristide Kouvalda, the doss-house keeper, who exhibits a blend of cynicism and humor while interacting with a cast of unique, troubled characters, each with their own backstory of hardship and vice. Their daily lives are marked by a struggle for survival, addiction to alcohol, and fleeting moments of connection, illustrating the challenges faced by those on the periphery of society. Through vivid descriptions and dialogues, Gorky offers a poignant critique of social injustices while also highlighting the humanity of his outcast characters amidst their grim circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936
Translator: Jakowleff, Emily
Translator: Montefiore, Dora B.
Translator: Volkhovsky, Vera
EBook No.: 55861
Published: Oct 31, 2017
Downloads: 80
Language: English
Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Subject: Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English
Subject: Russian fiction -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.