Collected Works in Ten Volumes – Volume II: Foma Gordeyev by Maxim Gorky presents one of the author’s most celebrated early novels, framed within the definitive multi-volume collection of his literary masterpieces. This volume brings readers the complete text of Foma Gordeyev, a compelling story of moral struggle, disillusionment, and the awakening of social consciousness in late 19th-century Russia.

Foma Gordeyev marks a turning point in Gorky’s artistic and ideological development — the moment he moved from romantic storytelling to the realist and revolutionary vision that would define his legacy. The novel follows Foma, the son of a wealthy Volga merchant, who becomes painfully aware of the emptiness and corruption of the world around him. His rebellion against greed and hypocrisy reflects a broader awakening of class awareness and moral idealism, foreshadowing the revolutionary themes that shaped Gorky’s later works.

Within this Ten-Volume Collected Works edition, Foma Gordeyev is presented in its authoritative form, showcasing Gorky’s rich language, psychological depth, and compassion for the human condition. It stands as both a portrait of pre-revolutionary Russia and a timeless study of the conflict between conscience and conformity, spirit and system.

Essential for students, scholars, and readers of Russian literature and socialist realism, this volume illuminates the roots of Gorky’s enduring influence on Soviet thought, Marxist aesthetics, and world literature.

PUBLISHER:PROGRESS PUBLISHERS MOSCOW

BINDING: HARD COVER

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

PAGES: 310