The Mother
Alma Books
Inspired by real events and centring on the figure of Pelageya Vlasova the mother of the title and her son Pavel Gorky s masterpiece describes the brutal life of ordinary Russian factory workers in the years leading to the 1905 Revolution and explores the rise of the proletariat the role of women in society and the lower classes struggle for self affirmation A book of the utmost importance in the words of Lenin and a landmark in Russian literature The Mother here presented in a brilliant new version by Hugh Aplin the first English translation in almost a century will enchant modern readers both for its historical significance and its intrinsic value as a work of art Tanıtım Bülteninden
