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Chelkash and Other Stories

Name: Chelkash and Other Stories
Author: Maxim Gorky
ISBN: 9780486406527

by Maxim Gorky, Maksim Gorky

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Overview

Three short stories from the great Russian writer, including the title story, in which a thieving vagrant takes on a young, unwilling apprentice; "Twenty-six Men and A Girl," widely regarded as Gorky’s best short story, which describes how a wretched crew of bakery workers destroy their only source of joy; and the ill-fated romance, "Makar Chudra."

Synopsis

Includes the title story, in which a thieving vagrant takes on a young apprentice; "Twenty-six Men and A Girl," in which wretched bakery workers destroy their only source of joy; and "Makar Chudra."