Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 337 Gorky, Maksim 1868 1936 Peshkov, Alexey Maximiovich Горький, Максим Gorky, Maxim Gorky, Maxime Gorki, Maximo Gorki, Maxime Ivanowski, Sigismond de 1875 1944 Ivanowski, Sigmund de De Ivanowski, Sigismond Mother Translation of Мать. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_(novel) E-text prepared by Jarrod Newton and revised by Al Haines, "Mother" by Maksim Gorky is a novel written during the late 19th century, a period marked by social and political upheaval in Russia. The book explores the life of a working-class family struggling with the oppressive realities of industrial labor and familial relationships, centering around the character of Pelagueya Vlasova, a mother dealing with her abusive husband, Michael, and the eventual emergence of her son, Pavel, into consciousness regarding the plight of the working class. The opening portion of "Mother" introduces a bleak setting where the factory dominates the lives of its workers, who are depicted as weary and oppressed as they toil under harsh conditions. Gorky paints a vivid picture of life in a workingmen's suburb, highlighting the societal issues such as alcoholism, domestic violence, and the cyclical nature of poverty. We meet Michael, who is cruel and brutish, and his son Pavel, a character who will undergo transformation throughout the narrative. As Michael’s struggles inevitably lead to despair, Pavel appears to rise against this prevailing darkness, setting the stage for a narrative that promises exploration of themes of rebellion, hope, and the quest for justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Revolutionaries -- Russia -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction Russia -- Fiction Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English Working class -- Political activity -- Russia -- Fiction Social change -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 893537 2025-08-02T09:04:05.432226 text/html 927802 2011-11-26T22:27:03 text/html 2107505 2025-08-02T09:04:20.025161 application/epub+zip 2116217 2025-08-02T09:04:08.668211 application/epub+zip 417886 2025-08-02T09:04:06.749284 application/epub+zip 2388270 2025-08-02T09:04:27.974157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2325004 2025-08-02T09:04:18.031190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596390 2022-09-02T11:46:38.185315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 786021 2025-08-02T09:04:02.152263 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 785790 2011-11-26T22:26:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 785798 2011-11-26T22:26:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22641 2025-08-02T09:04:28.150107 application/rdf+xml 8623 2025-08-02T09:04:07.303221 image/jpeg 2377 2025-08-02T09:04:07.030221 image/jpeg 295338 2011-11-26T22:32:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 1879442 2011-11-26T22:31:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 295312 2011-11-26T22:32:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 2143354 2025-08-02T09:04:05.594274 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia