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Inspired by real events and centring on the figure of Pelageya Vlasova – the mother of the title – and her son Pavel, Gorky’s masterpiece describes the brutal life of ordinary Russian factory workers in the years leading to the 1905 Revolution and explores the rise of the proletariat, the role of women in society and the lower classes’ struggle for self-affirmation. A book of the utmost importance, in the words of Lenin, and a landmark in Russian literature, The Mother – here presented in a brilliant new version by Hugh Aplin, the first English translation in almost a century – will enchant modern readers both for its historical significance and its intrinsic value as a work of art.

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“Rereading The Mother in Hugh Aplin’s new translation, I found it surprisingly topical.” – The Spectator

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    A Paperback / softback by Maxim Gorky, Hugh Aplin

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      Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 24/07/2020
      ISBN13: 9781847498533, 978-1847498533
      ISBN10: 1847498531
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      Book Synopsis
      Inspired by real events and centring on the figure of Pelageya Vlasova – the mother of the title – and her son Pavel, Gorky’s masterpiece describes the brutal life of ordinary Russian factory workers in the years leading to the 1905 Revolution and explores the rise of the proletariat, the role of women in society and the lower classes’ struggle for self-affirmation. A book of the utmost importance, in the words of Lenin, and a landmark in Russian literature, The Mother – here presented in a brilliant new version by Hugh Aplin, the first English translation in almost a century – will enchant modern readers both for its historical significance and its intrinsic value as a work of art.

      Trade Review
      “Rereading The Mother in Hugh Aplin’s new translation, I found it surprisingly topical.” – The Spectator

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