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The Life of a Useless Man (pre-reform Russian: Жизнь ненужнаго человѣка; post-reform Russian: Жизнь ненужного человека, romanized: Zhizn' nenuzhnogo cheloveka, also translated as The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man) is a 1908 novel by Maxim Gorky.
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The Life of a Useless Man. Maxim Gorky. 3.65. 720 ratings81 reviews. This book was begun by Maxim Gorky in 1907, less than two years after the unsuccessful armed rebellion on Bloody Sunday, with which he had been closely involved.
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The life of a useless man by Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936. Publication date 1971 Topics Russian literature -- Translations into English, Russian literature Publisher
Jan 1, 1990 · The Life of a Useless Man Paperback – January 1, 1990. The Life of a Useless Man. Paperback – January 1, 1990. by Maksim Gorky (Author) 3.9 10 ratings. See all formats and editions. Depicts the mental torments of a young Russian who is induced to spy on his friends for the Czar following the events of Bloody Sunday.
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Depicts the mental torments of a young Russian who is induced to spy on his friends for the Czar following the events of Bloody Sunday
Two fictional stories from over 60 years ago – one from Ireland (The Informer), the other from Russia (The Life of a Useless Man). The subject: the act of betrayal, the effects of treachery on the mind of the informer.
The Life of a Useless Man. Maksim Gorky. Penguin, 1975 - English fiction - 284 pages. A novel, originally written in 1907, shortly after the unsuccessful Russian Revolution of 1905 in which Gorky...