Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (; ), was a Russian and Soviet writer and proponent of socialism. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an aut ...

wrote three autobiographical works, namely ''My Childhood'' (), ''Amid Attendants'' () and ''My Universities'' (). These were often published under the title '' Autobiography of Maxim Gorky'' or simply as ''Autobiography'' and mentioned as "the autobiographical series" and ''My Childhood. Amid Attendants. My Universities''. The first part of Gorky's autobiography, ''My Childhood'', was published in Russian in 1913–14, and in English in 1915. It was republished by

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in 2016. The second part, ''Amid Attendants'' (also translated as ''In the World'' and as ''My Apprenticeship''), was published in 1916. The third part, ''My Universities'', appeared in 1923.

Screen adaptation

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The Childhood of Maxim Gorky ''The Childhood of Maxim Gorky'' (, "Gorky's childhood") is a 1938 biopic based on the first part of Russian and Soviet writer Maxim Gorky's three-part autobiography, '' My Childhood'' (published 1913–1914). The film shows the earlier years of Al ...

'', '' Gorky 2: My Apprenticeship'', '' Gorky 3: My Universities'', films by

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References

External links

''My Childhood''
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''Amid Attendants''
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''My Universities''
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