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 |
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book → literary work → |
| author |
Maksim Gorky
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Maxim Gorky → |
| characterBasedOn |
Maxim Gorky
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| countryOfOrigin |
Russian Empire
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| depicts |
child labor
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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
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My Universities → |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir → social realism → |
| hasAutobiographicalCharacter |
yes
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| hasCentralCharacter |
Alyosha Peshkov
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| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage |
Детство
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| hasTranslation |
My Childhood (English translation)
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| influencedBy |
personal experiences of Maxim Gorky
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| literaryForm |
prose
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| literaryMovement |
Russian realism
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| mainSubject |
childhood of Maxim Gorky
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poverty → social conditions in late 19th-century Russia → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person narrative
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| notableFor |
psychological depth of child’s perspective
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social critique of pre-revolutionary Russia → vivid depiction of Russian lower-class life → |
| originalLanguage |
Russian
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| partOf |
Maxim Gorky autobiographical trilogy
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| portrays |
Russian provincial town life
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exploitation of the poor → resilience of children → social injustice → |
| settingPeriod |
late 19th century
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| settingPlace |
Russia
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| theme |
family breakdown
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impact of poverty on personality → loss of innocence → moral awakening → search for dignity → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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In the World
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follows |
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Maksim Gorky
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notableWork |
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My Universities
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prequel |