Golky's famous saying: Books are the ladder of human progress; books are inseparable life partners and mentors for young people. Maxim Gorky, formerly known as Alexei Maximovich Pishkov, was a great proletarian writer, poet, critic, political commentator, and scholar in the Soviet Union.
Gorky’s works have been gradually introduced to China since the early 20th century. Many novels, plays and treatises have not only been translated into Chinese, but have also been compiled into single or multi-volume "Collected Works of Gorky" for publication. . His literary creation and literary theoretical views had an important influence on the development of new literature in China after the May Fourth Movement. Gorky's works, full of revolutionary passion and revolutionary optimism, are loved by Chinese readers and educate and inspire our people to fight for the elimination of the system of exploitation and the construction of a new society.
Most of Gorky's early realistic works were based on his experiences and feelings about life at the bottom, the most representative of which is the tramp-themed novel "Cherkash". In addition to strongly indicting the evils of capitalist society, these works also strive to reveal the inner pain of homeless people and the struggle between old and new consciousness, and capture the characteristics of the times in the lives of working people. Their purpose is still to arouse people's positive attitude towards life. .
Gorky's literary creation started from Romanticism. Gorky spent his whole life exploring the relationship between the individual and history, looking for a reasonable social life. The protagonists in his works are often full of intense inner conflicts, and actively participate in revolutionary activities to explore ways to transform reality. Gorky was arrested, supervised and exiled by the tsarist government more than once, but he still consistently carried out his revolutionary and literary activities. Gorky's creations are full of praise for a positive attitude towards life, yearning to awaken the people's passion to create a new life, arousing people's pride in themselves as human beings, and despising mercy and gifts.
Representative works include: "Haiyan", "Mother", "Childhood", "In the World", and "My University".