My Childhood

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"My Childhood" is an autobiographical work by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that vividly recounts his harsh early years and the social realities of late 19th-century Russia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiographical work
book
literary work
author Maksim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
characterBasedOn Maxim Gorky
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
depicts child labor
family conflict
harsh early years of Maxim Gorky
religious beliefs and superstition
violence and cruelty in everyday life
working-class life in the Russian Empire
followedBy In the World
My Universities
genre autobiography
memoir
social realism
hasAutobiographicalCharacter yes
hasCentralCharacter Alyosha Peshkov
hasTitleInOriginalLanguage Детство
hasTranslation My Childhood (English translation)
influencedBy personal experiences of Maxim Gorky
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Russian realism
mainSubject childhood of Maxim Gorky
poverty
social conditions in late 19th-century Russia
narrativePerspective first-person narrative
notableFor psychological depth of child’s perspective
social critique of pre-revolutionary Russia
vivid depiction of Russian lower-class life
originalLanguage Russian
partOf Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy
portrays Russian provincial town life
exploitation of the poor
resilience of children
social injustice
settingPeriod late 19th century
settingPlace Russia
theme family breakdown
impact of poverty on personality
loss of innocence
moral awakening
search for dignity

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
In the World
follows
Maksim Gorky
notableWork
My Universities
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