A Mãe by Maksim Gorky
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"A Mãe" by Maksim Gorky is a novel written in 1906 about revolutionary factory workers in Russia. The story follows Pelageya Nilovna Vlasova, a woman enduring harsh factory labor and poverty, whose son Pavel abandons his father's drinking habits to pursue revolutionary activities. Though initially cautious and politically unaware, Nilovna's maternal devotion leads her to overcome her ignorance and join the movement. Based on real events, the novel blends socialist ideals with
biblical imagery, portraying revolutionaries as martyrs willing to sacrifice for truth and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Lacerda, Augusto de, 1864-1926 |
| Translator | Persky, Serge, 1870-1938 |
| Title | A Mãe |
| Original Publication | Portugal: ANTIGA CASA BERTRAND,1907. |
| Note | Translation of Мать. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_(novel) |
| Credits | Pedro Saborano and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Portuguese |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Revolutionaries -- Russia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mothers and sons -- Fiction |
| Subject | Russia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Working class -- Political activity -- Russia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Social change -- Russia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Russian fiction -- Translations into Portuguese |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 67767 |
| Release Date | Apr 3, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 731 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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