Foma Gordeyev (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Maxim Gorki
- First Published: 1899
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: Russia
- Principal Characters: Foma Gordeyev, Ignat, Anfisa, Mayakin, Ezhoff, Liuboff
- 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
The Story:
Ignat began as a water pumper, but, by the time he was forty years old, he was a rich owner of barges and tugs and a determined and ruthless trader. At times, however, he was subject to fits of depression and he would carouse with the dregs of the city; sometimes, he would exult fiercely when one of his barges burned. He was a huge man with boundless energy. His greatest disappointment was that he had no son; his wife had borne only daughters who died in infancy. When he was forty-three years old, his wife suddenly died, and, within six months, he had found a young...
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