Gorky (1868 March 28th-1936 June18) is a proletarian writer in the former Soviet Union and the founder of socialist realistic literature. He shared the fate with the working people and personally experienced the cruel exploitation and oppression of capitalism. This had an important influence on his thought and creative development. Gorky is not only a great writer but also an outstanding social activist. ?
Gorky's works are full of revolutionary passion and revolutionary optimism, which are deeply loved by our readers, educating and inspiring our people to fight for eliminating the exploitation system and building a new society. ?
Gorky's works have been introduced to China since the early 20th century. Many novels, plays and works have not only been translated into Chinese, but also edited and published into single-volume and multi-volume Gorky's works. His literary creation and literary theory had an important influence on the development of China's new literature after the May 4th Movement.
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Gorky's works have a great influence on American progressive writers, especially the themes of "individual social vitality" (referring to the creativity of individuals to change themselves, society and nature) and "the dead enslave the living". The artistic style of dealing with these themes has aroused their strong interest.
In the depiction of "rigid philistine" in Lewis's Babbitt, we can see striking similarities with Gorky's The Kingdom of Depression. In the works of Jack London and Dreiser, we can also see Gorky's influence in many aspects.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Maxim Gorky