Foma Gordyeeff
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark of Russian realist literature, Foma Gordyeeff chronicles the turbulent life of its eponymous hero — the rebellious, idealistic son of a wealthy Volga merchant — as he rages against the moral emptiness and greed of the merchant class in late nineteenth-century Russia. Written by Maxim Gorky and first published in 1899, the novel presents a searing portrait of a man torn between the corrupting pull of privilege and his own burning desire for a life of meaning and truth. With a tone that is both passionate and unflinching, Gorky illustrates the profound contradictions within Russian bourgeois society on the eve of revolutionary change. Translated from the Russian by Isabel F. Hapgood and introduced by R.D.B. Thomson, this edition also boasts original illustrations by André Nicolas Favier, making it a distinguished collector's volume published by Heron Books.
Author: Maxim Gorky
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark of Russian realist literature, Foma Gordyeeff chronicles the turbulent life of its eponymous hero — the rebellious, idealistic son of a wealthy Volga merchant — as he rages against the moral emptiness and greed of the merchant class in late nineteenth-century Russia. Written by Maxim Gorky and first published in 1899, the novel presents a searing portrait of a man torn between the corrupting pull of privilege and his own burning desire for a life of meaning and truth. With a tone that is both passionate and unflinching, Gorky illustrates the profound contradictions within Russian bourgeois society on the eve of revolutionary change. Translated from the Russian by Isabel F. Hapgood and introduced by R.D.B. Thomson, this edition also boasts original illustrations by André Nicolas Favier, making it a distinguished collector's volume published by Heron Books.