Dec 16, 2009

Foma Gordeyev | Foma Gordeyev

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Author: Maxim Gorki
First Published: 1899
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Psychological realism
Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
Setting: Russia
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

Characters Discussed

Foma Gordeyev (FOH-muh gohr- DEH-yehf), the son of a tough trader who owns barges and tugs and speculates on the exchange. Foma, wishing to know the meaning of life, has trouble accepting capitalistic views; he denounces local moneyed dignitaries by shouting reminders of their unsavory pasts for all to hear at a ship launching. He is hustled off to an insane asylum. Released, he is a drunken, broken man who wanders about the town, out of his mind and in rags. He is befriended only by his godfather’s daughter, a childhood friend, who gives him a small...

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Foma Gordeyev | Foma Gordeyev

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