Autograph of Maxim Gorky (with COA) For Sale

Maxim Gorky (Russian-Soviet writer)

The autograph was left on his book “ Maxim Gorky Essays 1905-1916”. Signed in 1921 (14.2 cm x 21.1 cm)

Book in good condition (signs of wear on cover page) Will be delivered unframed

This autograph belongs to the renowned Russian writer, Maxim Gorky, and comes with a certificate of authenticity from RUC.COA has certificate of authenticity numbered # 133928. You can check this info on the ruscoa.com website.

The signature is clear and bold, making it a valuable addition to any collection of historical autographs. The item was manufactured in the Russian Federation and is a must-have for any avid collector of historical memorabilia. The autograph is signed by the author himself, adding an extra layer of authenticity to this piece of history.

Gorky's most famous works are his early short stories, written in the 1890s ("Chelkash", "Old Izergil", and "Twenty-six Men and a Girl"); plays The Philistines (1901), The Lower Depths (1902) and Children of the Sun (1905); a poem, "The Song of the Stormy Petrel" (1901); his fictional autobiographical trilogy, My Childhood, In the World, My Universities (1913–1923); and a novel, Mother (1906).

Gorky himself judged some of these works as failures, and Mother has been frequently criticized; Gorky himself thought of Mother as one of his biggest failures.

However, there have been warmer appraisals of some of his lesser-known post-revolutionary works such as the novels The Artamonov Business (1925) and The Life of Klim Samgin (1925–1936); the latter is considered by some as Gorky's masterpiece and has been viewed by some critics as a modernist work. Unlike his pre-revolutionary writings (known for their "anti-psychologism") Gorky's later works differ, with an ambivalent portrayal of the Russian Revolution and "unmodern interest to human psychology" (as noted by D. S. Mirsky). He had associations with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov, both mentioned by Gorky in his memoirs.