In the World
“Golden Voice Nicholas Boulton gives yet another excellent performance in this second part of Gorky’s three-part autobiography. Sometimes titled in English My Apprenticeship, this work, published in 1916, covers his youth and is as unsentimental as the first part, My Childhood. Boulton is superb…His English-accented voice is clear in delivering narrative, and his exquisite expressiveness captures the dialogue of the varied characters. Boulton seems to be the voice for Naxos’s Russian literature productions, and I hope that he continues to be so.”
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In the World is the second instalment of Maxim Gorky’s autobiographical trilogy.
Published in 1916, the book depicts Gorky’s experiences as a young adult, portraying his encounters with an array of characters from different social classes and conveying his observations of society at large. Gorky skilfully depicts the struggles, dreams and complexities of the lower classes, highlighting the social inequalities prevalent in Russia during the later nineteenth century.
This audiobook offers a fascinating account of the young Gorky’s life, his experiences with poverty, his political beliefs, and his journey as a writer, providing a vivid depiction of the social and political climate of pre-revolutionary Russia.
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