Foma Gordeyev (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Maxim Gorki
- First Published: 1899
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children, Nineteenth century, Fathers, Upper classes, Business or business people, Wealth, Russia or Russian people, Boats or boating, Hedonism
- Locales: Russia
Places Discussed
Gordeyevs’ town. Unnamed Russian town in which the novel’s protagonists, the Gordeyevs, live and work. Situated on the Volga River, the town is probably Nizhny Novgorod, Maxim Gorky’s birthplace (later renamed Gorky). As a native of that area, Gorky manifested everlasting love for it and allegiance to it.
Foma Gordeyev offers a vivid picture of Russian life at the turn of the twentieth century and of the merchant class, the backbone of the Russian society before the Russian Revolution. The novel traces the rise and fall of the merchant...
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