{"product_id":"2026200017226-secondhand-the-life-of-matvei-kozhemyakin","title":"The Life Of Matvei Kozhemyakin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the twilight of Tsarist Russia, a man's quiet, provincial life becomes a mirror reflecting an entire nation's soul — this is the world of The Life of Matvei Kozhemyakin, Maxim Gorky's deeply human portrait of stagnation, longing, and the slow awakening of conscience. The novel chronicles the uneventful yet emotionally rich existence of Matvei Kozhemyakin, a merchant's son trapped in the suffocating inertia of a small Russian town, whose encounters with revolutionary idealists force him to confront the life he has passively endured. Set against the backdrop of pre-revolutionary Russia, Gorky presents a world of moral torpor and suppressed yearning, where the weight of tradition crushes individual aspiration with quiet, merciless efficiency.\n\nGorky, celebrated as the father of Soviet literature and a master of social realism, wields his narrative with the precision of a surgeon and the compassion of a confessor, illustrating how systems of power and tradition inscribe themselves upon ordinary lives. The Life of Matvei Kozhemyakin stands as one of his most introspective works, less concerned with grand historical sweep than with the intimate archaeology of a single, unremarkable soul — and in doing so, argues that it is precisely in the unremarkable where the most devastating truths reside. For readers who have ever wondered what is lost when a life is lived in quiet surrender, this novel offers no comfort — only recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216189726939,"sku":"2026200017226-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9b0e0ba1-28db-49b0-bb64-c709a86322a0.png?v=1788404901","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017226-secondhand-the-life-of-matvei-kozhemyakin","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}